Film · TMDB
7.3The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.
Released: 1974-11-10111 minDir: Bob FosseDrama
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman as Lenny Bruce
- Valerie Perrine as Honey Bruce
- Jan Miner as Sally Marr
- Stanley Beck as Artie Silver
- Frankie Man as Baltimore Comic
- Rashel Novikoff as Aunt Mema
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.5/10
17,951 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
61/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 6 Oscars. 7 wins & 17 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 24 November 1980
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Bob Fosse
- Composer
- Ralph Burns
- Producer
- Marvin Worth
- Cinematographer
- Bruce Surtees
- Duration
- +111
Gallery (4)
Connections
Categories
1970s biographical drama films1974 American films1974 drama films1974 English-language films1974 films1974 LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican films based on playsAmerican LGBTQ-related filmsBiographical films about entertainersCultural depictions of Lenny Bruce