The outrageous, groundbreaking comic Lenny Bruce, whose iconoclastic material in a conservative era got him into tragic trouble, is profiled by a close friend, Fred Baker, who prefers to remember the laughs Lenny Bruce's memory evokes instead of the tears. By presenting Bruce's landmark skits on the Steve Allen Show, his failed TV pilot episode and a candid interview with Nat Hentoff, Bruce's genius and anguish show through the dramatic and tragic trajectory of his career from aspiring artist to hunted "lawbreaker". Features Steve Allen, Paul Krassner, Mort Sahl, Kenneth Tynan, Nat Hentoff and Malcom Muggeridge.
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972)
Directed by Fred Baker
Genres - Biography, Comedy, Documentary |
Release Date - Jul 5, 1972 |
Run Time - 70 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
Description by Internet Video Archive
Movie Info
Tags
Artist, Aviator, Bruce, Comic, Dramatic, Era, Feature, Friend, Genius, Interview, Pilot, Report, Steve Allen Show
Alternate Titles
Lenny Bruce Without Tears
US
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
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