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UNITED STATES · 1974

Lenny

Bob Fosse
New Hollywood censorship stand-up comedy counterculture free speech social commentary
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Synopsis

The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.

Year1974
CountryUnited States
DirectorBob Fosse
MovementNew Hollywood
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