Factotum
What matters most is how well you walk through the fire
2005 | 94m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Bent Hamer |
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| Writer: | Bent Hamer, Charles Bukowski, Jim Stark |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 25, 2005 |
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| Director: | Bent Hamer |
| Writer: | Bent Hamer, Charles Bukowski, Jim Stark |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | gambling, horse race, based on novel or book, norway, strip club, interview, alcoholism, beautiful woman, author, los angeles, california, writer, alcoholic, liquor store, unemployment |
| Production Companies | Pandora Film, Bulbul Films, ZDF/Arte, StarkSales Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,708,087
Budget: $1,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bent Hamer | Writer, Director |
| John Christian Rosenlund | Director of Photography |
| Kristin Asbjørnsen | Original Music Composer |
| Eve Cauley | Production Design |
| Julie Swenson | Publicist |
| Richard Sveen | Sound Editor |
| Joseph Gallup | Key Grip |
| Rose M. Frazier | Stunts |
| Brenton McCracken | Transportation Coordinator |
| Michael Kennedy | Transportation Captain |
| Edward Cohen | Gaffer |
| John L. Sims Jr. | Production Sound Mixer |
| Jason Cooper Hall | Production Supervisor |
| Devorah DeVries | Production Manager |
| Eric D. Howell | Second Assistant Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Lynn Younglove | Script Supervisor |
| Kevin Karpinski | Best Boy Grip |
| Tere Duncan | Costume Design |
| Fernando Gayesky | Camera Operator |
| Michael Lindquist | Second Assistant Camera |
| Mindy Harris | Property Master |
| Patricia Regan | Makeup Designer |
| Shelli Ainsworth | Location Manager |
| Lynn Blumenthal | Local Casting |
| Cully Gallagher | Boom Operator |
| Sarah Kruchowski | Set Decoration |
| Tara Smith | Hairstylist |
| Silje Nordseth | Assistant Editor |
| Deborah Fiscus | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Erik S. Watland | Foley Artist |
| Paul B. Johnson | First Assistant Director |
| Sebastián Almeida | First Assistant Camera |
| Kate Sheeley | Set Decoration |
| Sherry Heart | Key Hair Stylist |
| Pål Gengenbach | Editor |
| Charles Bukowski | Novel |
| Jim Stark | Writer |
| Petter Fladeby | Sound Designer |
| Peter Moore | Stunts |
| Pål Sletaune | Thanks |
| Marius Holst | Thanks |
| Debbie DeLisi | Extras Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jim Stark | Producer |
| Christine K. Walker | Executive Producer |
| Reinhold Elschot | Associate Producer |
| Meinolf Zurhorst | Associate Producer |
| Rainer Mockert | Associate Producer |
| Karl Baumgartner | Associate Producer |
| Bent Hamer | Producer |
| Peter Nadermann | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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