Lenny (film)

Lenny
Original film poster
Directed byBob Fosse
Screenplay byJulian Barry
Based onLenny
1971 play
by Julian Barry
Produced byMarvin Worth
StarringDustin Hoffman
Valerie Perrine
CinematographyBruce Surtees
Edited byAlan Heim
Music byRalph Burns
Production
companies
Marvin Worth Productions
Tribe Entertainment Group
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • November 10, 1974 (1974-11-10)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,700,000[1]
Box office$11,622,000 (rentals)[2]

Lenny is a 1974 American biographical drama film about the comedian Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman and directed by Bob Fosse. The screenplay by Julian Barry is based on his play of the same name.

  1. ^ "Film Heritage". 1974.
  2. ^ Top 20 Films of 1974 by Domestic Revenue. Box Office Report via Internet Archive. Retrieved September 15, 2013.