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Bukowski

  • 1973
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
84
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Documentary

The poet Charles Bukowski is filmed going to San Francisco to give a poetry reading.The poet Charles Bukowski is filmed going to San Francisco to give a poetry reading.The poet Charles Bukowski is filmed going to San Francisco to give a poetry reading.

  • Director
    • Taylor Hackford
  • Writer
    • Taylor Hackford
  • Stars
    • Charles Bukowski
    • Linda King
    • Liza Williams
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
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    • Director
      • Taylor Hackford
    • Writer
      • Taylor Hackford
    • Stars
      • Charles Bukowski
      • Linda King
      • Liza Williams
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    Charles Bukowski
    Charles Bukowski
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    Linda King
    • Self
    Liza Williams
    • Self
    Joe Krysiak
    Lawrence Ferlinghetti
    Lawrence Ferlinghetti
    Harold Norse
    • Director
      • Taylor Hackford
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      • Taylor Hackford
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    Bukowski is drunk

    Bukowski is drunk, reads poetry, talks about life amongst other things. In all, it's interesting because Bukowski was such a good writer and you'll be pulled in.

    I read all of Bukowski's work and loved the stuff, especially post office: A Novel by Charles Bukowski, Factotum by Charles Bukowski and Pulp by Charles Bukowski.

    If you don't like Bukowski then you'll probably be bored out of your mind. Some people have trouble because he drank so much and lived in some shoddy place in L.A.

    Bukowski is drunk, reads poetry, talks about life amongst other things.

    You'll be pulled in.

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      Edited into Bukowski: Born into This (2003)

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    • Release date
      • 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Community Television of Southern California
      • KCET
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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