Film record

The King of Comedy

1982Feature film109 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
comedy film · drama film · comedy drama · crime film · crime drama film · black comedy film · biographical film

Credits

Art department

Boris Leven — Production design

Cinematography

Fred Schuler — Cinematography

Direction

Martin Scorsese — Directing

Editing

Thelma Schoonmaker — Editing

Music

Robbie Robertson — Music composition

Cast

Robert De Niro — Acting
Jerry Lewis — Acting
Sandra Bernhard — Acting
Diahnne Abbott — Acting
Shelley Hack — Acting
Martin Scorsese — Acting
Tony Randall — Acting
Don Letts — Acting
Ed Herlihy — Acting
Ellen Foley — Acting
Fred de Cordova — Acting
Liza Minnelli — Acting
Mick Jones — Acting
Victor Borge — Acting
Marta Heflin — Acting
Gerard Murphy — Acting
Edgar Scherick — Acting
Joe Strummer — Acting
Joyce Brothers — Acting
Kim Chan — Acting
Catherine Scorsese — Acting
Paul Simonon — Acting
Chuck Low — Acting
Scotty Bloch — Acting
Bill Minkin — Acting
Margo Winkler — Acting
Tony Devon — Acting
Thelma Lee — Acting

Production

Arnon Milchan — Production
Robert Greenhut — Executive production

Writing

Paul D. Zimmerman — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
18 Dec 1982Checked 15 Sep 2026
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