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Lenny is a 1974 American biographical drama film directed by Bob Fosse. The cast includes Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner, and Fosse. Marvin Worth produced the film, which was distributed by United Artists. The movie is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 111 minutes. It was originally released in the United States and is available on platforms such as Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV.
The film received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director. It also won a National Board of Review award for Top Ten Films. Critical reviews include an 87% rating and a Metascore of 61. Audience ratings show an average of 7.5 from IMDb and 8.1 from another source. The movie is rated R and explores themes including adultery, drug addiction, and court cases.
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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.
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
Themes
- adultery
- husband wife relationship
- court case
- court
- drug addiction
- freedom of speech
- comedian
- civil rights
- biography
- stripper
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
17,951 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 6 Oscars. 7 wins & 17 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Bob Fosse
- Cast member
- Stanley Beck
- Composer
- Ralph Burns
- Producer
- Marvin Worth
- Cinematographer
- Bruce Surtees
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 420627
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- publication date
- 1980-11-24
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- film editor
- Alan Heim
- title
- Lenny
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- United Artists
- review score
- 87%
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