Lenny
Dustin Hoffman is Lenny Bruce in this film about the controversial and now legendary Bruce. Hoffman's performance follows Lenny's rise to success as well as his drug addiction and continual arrests for obscenity, and his tragic downfall.
Year: 1974
Genre: True Stories, Biography
Country: USA
Director: Bob Fosse
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner
Duration: 107 Minutes
Rating: R18
7.6/10
Location in store: Drama
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