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Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-10-21
78%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
A documentary about the comic who invented controversy.
Overview:
In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change.
Languages: English.
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Revenue: $21,350.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Whyaduck Productions
Movie: Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Top 4 Billed Cast
Robert De Niro
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Allen
Self
Lenny Bruce
Self (archive footage)
Honey Harlow
Self
HomePage
Overview
In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change.
Release Date
1998-10-21
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3.9 startsTagline
A documentary about the comic who invented controversy.
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