Lenny (1974 film)

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biographical drama film black-and-white film film

Lenny (1974 film) is a 1974 black-and-white biographical drama directed by Bob Fosse that chronicles the controversial life and career of stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman in the title role.

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instanceOf biographical drama film ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ
film ⓘ
adaptationOf play "Lenny" by Julian Barry ⓘ
basedOn life of Lenny Bruce ⓘ
castMember Dustin Hoffman ⓘ
Gary Morton ⓘ
Jan Miner ⓘ
Stanley Beck ⓘ
Valerie Perrine ⓘ
cinematographyBy Bruce Surtees ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
depicts legal battles over obscenity ⓘ
rise and fall of a comedian ⓘ
director Bob Fosse ⓘ
distributor United Artists ⓘ
editedBy Alan Heim ⓘ
filmLocation Los Angeles ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
format black-and-white ⓘ
genre biographical film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter Lenny Bruce ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Lenny Bruce ⓘ
musicBy Ralph Burns ⓘ
narrativeStyle nonlinear ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
portrays Honey Bruce ⓘ
Lenny Bruce ⓘ
producer Marvin Worth ⓘ
releaseYear 1974 ⓘ
runtime approximately 111 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Julian Barry ⓘ
setInPeriod 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
starred Dustin Hoffman ⓘ
subjectOf censorship in comedy ⓘ
obscenity trials ⓘ
stand-up comedy ⓘ
usesTechnique documentary-style interviews ⓘ

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