Lenny

Lenny (1974)

Timing: 1:51 (111 min)

7.255/10
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Actors and characters

Release date

1974-11-10

Country

United States

Production

Marvin Worth Productions

Genre

Drama

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

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Director

Bob Fosse

Actors

Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner, Stanley Beck, Frankie Man, Rashel Novikoff, Gary Morton, Guy Rennie, Michele Yonge, Kathryn Witt
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Scenario

Producer

Marvin Worth, David V. Picker

Operator

Bruce Surtees

Composer

Ralph Burns

Artist

Audition

Marion Dougherty, Beverly McDermott, Lynette Bernay

Editing

Alan Heim
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• The scene near the end of the film, where the main character performs in a cloak, is taken from a real performance that one of the students once filmed and sent the footage to Dustin Hoffman. The lines of Lenny Bruce (1925-1966) are taken from this performance.
• The character of Sherman Hart was based on the comedian and American television star of the 1950s, Milton Berle (1908-2002). His real name was not used because Berle was still alive at the time of filming and could have sued the filmmakers, but the character is characterized by all of Berle’s recognizable mannerisms and attention-grabbing distinctive features, including a cigar in his mouth.
• The photograph of Lenny lying dead on the floor is a real photograph of Lenny, not a staged photograph of Dustin Hoffman.