Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
1998·United States·100 min.
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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.
DirectorRobert B. Weide
ScreenwriterRobert B. Weide
MusicSpring Aspers
CinematographyBiff Bracht
CastLenny 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 WeinstockShow all
Original titleLenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth