Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

Name: Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Director: Fred Baker
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Released: 1972-01-01
Duration: 70 min
Cast: Fred Baker, Lenny Bruce, Steve Allen, Martin Garbus, William Glenesk

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1972 · 70 min · Comedy · Documentary · TMDB 5.0/10

Overview

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".

Directed by Fred Baker

Cast

Fred Baker — Narrator (voice)
Lenny Bruce — Self (archive footage)
Steve Allen — Self / DJ (archive footage)
Martin Garbus — Self (archive footage)
William Glenesk — Self (archive footage)