Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

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Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

"A documentary about the comic who invented controversy."

1998

1h 40m

7.7(13 votes)

Comedy

Documentary

Overview

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

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Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films

Cast & Crew

4 members

Acting

Robert De Niro

Self - Narrator (voice)

Robert De Niro

Acting

Steve Allen

Self

Steve Allen

Acting

Lenny Bruce

Self (archive footage)

No Image

Acting

Honey Harlow

Self

Honey Harlow

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