Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
1998 · Documentary · 100 min. · United States
In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change. The documentary sheds new light on Bruce’s early career as an apolitical mimic; once he becomes a furious satirist, it shows the stresses of stardom, drugs, and censorship taking a sad physical toll.
Direction Robert B. Weide
Cast Lenny Bruce · Robert De Niro · Steve Allen · Honey Bruce Friedman · Kitty 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
Soundtrack Spring Aspers
Screenplay Robert B. Weide
Cinematography Biff Bracht
Original title Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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