Sundance Lenny Bruce Doc: Swear to Tell the Truth

Narrated by Robert De Niro (seriously!)
written and directed by Robert B. Wilde
(you may remember that name from the eps of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" he directed)

Each part runs approx 25 minutes
Click to watch each part below full screen or onsite below that.

Click to view part one
Click to view part two
Click to view part three
Click to view part four

Imdb.com review from: mphillips3925:
That Lenny Bruce represents one of the most important cultural figures in the twentieth century can be verified by a scan of the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" cover art. Lenny's there, honored by the Beatles as one of their chief inspirations. Modern-day-comedy, from Richard Pryor to Bill Hicks to any episode of "South Park" would be unimaginable if Bruce had not first blazed the trail. His bitter attacks on hypocritical moralism, segregation, and sexual double-standards were as far ahead of his comic contemporaries as James Joyce was ahead of his fellow novelists. This documentary is the best film on Lenny, even besting the excellent Dustin Hoffman biopic, which failed to capture Bruce's incredible wit. Robert DeNiro's voice-over provides a nice counterpoint to the comedy footage and the interviews are revealing. The editing is seamless, enhancing the intimate cinematography. Hopefully, this will soon be released on DVD.

	Robert De Niro	...	Himself / Narrator (voice)
	Steve Allen	...	Himself
	Honey Bruce Friedman	...	Herself
	Kitty Bruce	...	Herself
	Lenny Bruce	...	Himself (archive footage)
	JoJo D'Amore	...	Himself
	John Dolan	...	Himself
	Martin Garbus	...	Himself
	Jackie Gayle	...	Himself
	Nat Hentoff	...	Himself
	Paul Krassner	...	Himself
	Richard Kuh	...	Himself
	Sally Marr	...	Herself
	Frankie Ray	...	Himself
	Maynard Sloate	...	Himself