Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
A documentary about the comic who invented controversy.
1998 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Robert B. Weide |
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| Writer: | Lenny Bruce, Robert B. Weide |
| Staring: |
| In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 21, 1998 |
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| Director: | Robert B. Weide |
| Writer: | Lenny Bruce, Robert B. Weide |
| Genres: | Comedy, Documentary |
| Keywords | comedian, biography, lenny bruce |
| Production Companies | HBO Documentary Films, Whyaduck Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $21,350
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert De Niro | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Steve Allen | Self |
| Lenny Bruce | Self (archive footage) |
| Honey Harlow | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Lenny Bruce | Writer |
| Robert B. Weide | Director, Writer |
| Name | Title |
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| Anthony Stanislas Radziwill | Supervising Producer |
| Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
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