Lenny (1974)
Dustin Hoffmann verkörpert den legendären amerikanischen Stand-Up Comedian Lenny Bruce, der bei seinen derben Auftritten in den Nachtklubs der 50er und 60er Jahre zahlreiche Tabus brach und für allerlei Skandale sorgte. Zu Anfang seiner Komikerkarriere schlägt sich Lenny allerdings mehr schlecht als recht und von der Öffentlichkeit weitgehend unbemerkt durch. Erst als er anfängt, auf der Bühne obszöne Gesten zu machen und kein Blatt mehr vor den Mund nimmt, wird er berühmt. Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Honey zieht er durch das Land – gefeiert von den einen, gehasst von den anderen. Seine Tabubrüche bringen ihm am laufenden Band Ärger mit dem Gesetz. Doch was ihn aus der Bahn wirft, sind nicht die Aufenthalte im Gefängnis, sondern die Drogen, von denen Lenny nicht die Finger lassen kann.
Der Regisseur:
Bob Fosse
Der Autor:
Julian Barry
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Dustin Hoffman as Lenny Bruce |
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Valerie Perrine as Honey Bruce |
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Jan Miner as Sally Marr |
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Stanley Beck as Artie Silver |
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Frankie Man as Baltimore Comic |
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Rashel Novikoff as Aunt Mema |
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Gary Morton as Sherman Hart |
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Guy Rennie as Jack Goldstein |
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Michele Yonge as Nurse |
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Kathryn Witt as Girl |
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Monroe Myers as Hawaiin Judge |
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John DiSanti as John Santi |
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Mickey Gatlin as San Francisco Policeman |
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Martin Begley as San Francisco Judge |
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Mark Harris as Defense Attorney |
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Richard Friedman as San Francisco Prosecutor |
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Lee Sandman as 2nd San Francisco Judge |
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Jack Nagle as Reverend Mooney |
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Phil Philbin as New York Plainclothesman |
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Bruce McLaughlin as New York Judge |
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Ted Sorel as New York Attorney |
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Clarence Thomas as New York Attorney |
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Mike Murphy as New York Prosecutor |
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Susan Malnik as Kitty (age twelve) |
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George DeWitt as Comic |
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Judy LaScala as Chorus Girl |
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Don Newsome as Connection |
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Allison Goldstein as Kitty (age one) |
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Winston Lee as Chinese Waiter |
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Bridghid Glass as Kitty (age two) |
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Joe Mencel as Court Reporter |
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Richard O'Barry as Court Clerk |
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Beth Challis as Club Owner |
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Robert Parsons as Chicago Plainclothesman |
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Cecil Seay as Chicago Plainclothesman |
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Bob Collins as New York Assistant DA |
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Lynette Bernay as Girl in Dressing Room (uncredited) |
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Bob Fosse as The Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Phyllis Hyman as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Lillian Zuckerman as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Mal Jones as New York Court Clerk (uncredited) |
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David Joseph Martinez as Marine Private (uncredited) |
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Alan Ormsby as Man in Audience of Cellar Club (uncredited) |
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Frank Orsatti as Hunter (uncredited) |
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Glenn R. Wilder as Hunter (uncredited) |
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Zorita as Nightclub Owner (uncredited) |
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Cindy Embers as Opening Stripper (uncredited) |
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Rod Ball as Man in Audience of Cellar Club |
| Camera | Bruce Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Bob Fosse | Director |
| Writing | Julian Barry | Screenplay |
| Writing | Julian Barry | Theatre Play |
| Production | Marvin Worth | Producer |
| Production | David V. Picker | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ralph Burns | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Alan Heim | Editor |
| Production | Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Production | Beverly McDermott | Casting |
| Art | Joel Schiller | Production Design |
| Art | Dennis J. Parrish | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael J. Harte | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Bernay | Costumer |
| Camera | Roland "Ozzie" Smith | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michael McGowan | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | John Winner | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Dennis Maitland | Sound |
| Sound | Richard Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Charles Holmes | Gaffer |
| Camera | Billy Simpson | Key Grip |
| Sound | Katherine Wenning | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ed Rothkowitz | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Irving Rathner | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Gail Geibel | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Ralph Burns | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Robert Greenhut | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Ted Zachary | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Douglas Green | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Thomas Lofaro | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Nicholas J. Romanac | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | William A. Farley | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romaine Greene | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Laden | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Neil Machlis | Unit Manager |
| Production | Lynette Bernay | Casting |
| Editing | Jonathan Pontell | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Trudy Ship | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Nicholas Sgarro | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Peter J. Silbermann | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Jud Chalkley | Medical Consultant |
