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Tales of Ordinary Madness

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Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depravity.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1981-09-11

Runtime: 101 mins

Director: Marco Ferreri

Writer: Marco Ferreri, Sergio Amidei, Charles Bukowski, Anthony Foutz

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Tales of Ordinary Madness

Production Companies: 23 Giugno, Ginis Films

Production Countries: Italy, France

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