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Tales of Ordinary Madness
Tales of Ordinary Madness

Tales of Ordinary Madness

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.07/10

Release Date

11 September 1981

Country

Italy

Cast

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Charles Serking

Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Cass

Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Vera

Tanya Lopert

Tanya Lopert

Vicky

Roy Brocksmith

Roy Brocksmith

Barman

Katya Berger

Katya Berger

Girl on Beach

Hope Cameron

Hope Cameron

Hotel Proprietor

Judith Drake

Judith Drake

Widow

Patrick Hughes

Patrick Hughes

Pimp

Wendy Welles

Wendy Welles

Runaway

Stratton Leopold

Stratton Leopold

Publisher

Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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