Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)
A documentary about the comic who invented controversy.
Genre : Comedy, Documentary
Runtime : 1H 40M
Director : Robert B. Weide
Synopsis
In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change.
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