Movie: Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Top 4 Billed Cast

Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steve Allen
Steve Allen

Self

Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce

Self (archive footage)

Honey Harlow
Honey Harlow

Self

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  • 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

  • Average

    7.7

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
  • Tagline

    A documentary about the comic who invented controversy.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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