The King of Comedy

The King of Comedy is a 1983 American black comedy film starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis, and directed by Martin Scorsese. The subject of the movie is celebrity worship and the American media culture. It was released on February 18, 1983 in the United States by 20th Century Fox. Rupert Pupkin (De Niro), a stage-door autograph hound, is an aspiring stand-up comedian whose ambition far exceeds his paltry talent. After meeting Jerry Langford ... More

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  • Feb 18, 1983

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PG (USA)

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  • 1 h 49 min

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Also known as:

  • A komédia királya,
  • El rei de la comèdia,
  • El rey de la comedia,
  • Kahkahalar krali,
  • Konungur grínsins,
  • Koomikkojen kuningas,
  • Kralj komedije,
  • Król komedii,
  • La valse des pantins,
  • Melech Ha-Comedia,
  • O Rei da Comédia,
  • Re per una notte,
  • The King of Comedy,
  • Vasilias gia mia nyhta

Film

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Martin Charles Scorsese ( /skɔrˈsɛsɛ/; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is...

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Feb 18, 1983
  • Dec 17, 2002
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 49 min
  • 1 h 45 min
  • 1 h 41 min
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  • 20,000,000

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Awards

Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film Nominees

London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Winners

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 2,703
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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