Factotum
“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire”
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
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Cast
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Matt Dillon
Henry Chinaski
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The House That Jack Built
There's Something About Mary
Lili Taylor
Jan
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The Conjuring
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Marisa Tomei
Laura
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Manny
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Succession
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Didier Flamand
Pierre
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The Crimson Rivers
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Adrienne Shelly
Jerry
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Trust
The Unbelievable Truth
Karen Young
Grace
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The Sopranos
Jaws: The Revenge
Thomas Lyons
Tony Endicott
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Dean Brewington
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James Cada
Bald Man
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The Straight Story
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James Michael Detmar
Smithson
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Kurt Schweickhardt
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Bent Hamer Director · Jim Stark Writer Charles Bukowski Author
Worldwide gross $2.7M · Budget $1M · United States release August 18, 2006
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,708,087
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Bulbul Films
Production
StarkSales Inc.
Production
Pandora Film
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Celluloid Dreams
Production
MBP (Germany)
Production
Norway · Germany · United States · France · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Norway · April 25, 2005
Theatrical
United States · August 18, 2006
Theatrical
Czechia
January 31, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
France
March 10, 2007 · TV · Canal +
June 18, 2008 · TV · Arte
Germany
December 8, 2005 · Theatrical
June 18, 2008 · TV · Arte
Ireland
November 18, 2005 · Digital
Switzerland
September 15, 2008 · TV · SRF zwei
United Kingdom
November 18, 2005 · Theatrical
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