Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)
4.1 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- Comedian Lenny Bruce struck a subversive chord in an era of change in America. After getting his start as a conventional stand-up comic, Bruce's increasingly iconoclastic act transformed him into a leading figure of the 1960's counterculture. In smoky strip clubs and burlesque theaters, Bruce tackled controversial material that other comedians wouldn't touch. But, as a career-killing obscenity trial proved, Bruce's creative freedom and influence didn't come without a cost.
- Actors:
- Steve Allen, Honey Bruce Friedman, Kitty Bruce, Lenny Bruce, JoJo D'Amore, John Dolan, Martin Garbus, Jackie Gayle, Nat Hentoff, Paul Krassner, Richard Kuh, Sally Marr, Frankie Ray, Maynard Sloate, Jack Sobel, Howard Solomon, Lotus Weinstock
- Directors:
- Robert B. Weide
- Narrated By:
- Robert De Niro
- Writers:
- Robert B. Weide
- Others:
- Robert B. Weide
- Genres:
- Comedy, Documentary
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