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Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

A documentary about the comic who invented controversy.
Oct 21, 1998 · 1h 40m
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Comedy
Documentary

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

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CAST

Robert De Niro
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Allen
Self
Lenny Bruce
Self (archive footage)
Honey Harlow
Self
Directed by Robert B. Weide

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$21,350
Production
Whyaduck Productions, HBO Documentary Films
Country
US

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