Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

"A documentary about the comic who invented controversy."

1998 1h 40m EN

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 13

ComedyDocumentary

Synopsis

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In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change.

“A documentary about the comic who invented controversy.”

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Cast

Robert De Niro
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Allen
Self
Lenny Bruce
Self (archive footage)
Honey Harlow
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert B. Weide
Writers: Lenny Bruce, Robert B. Weide
Languages: English

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Robert De Niro and Steve Allen and Lenny Bruce carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A documentary about the comic who invented controversy.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0175844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert B. Weide directs. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Robert De Niro and Steve Allen and Lenny Bruce carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "A documentary about the comic who invented controversy.".
5IMDB entry: tt0175844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.