---
title: 'True Identity (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Lane'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/true-identity-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103128/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# True Identity (1991)

1991 · 90 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

True Identity is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Charles Lane and starring Lenny Henry, Frank Langella and Anne-Marie Johnson. The plot revolves around a black man (Henry), who disguises himself as a white man to escape the mob.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Andy Breckman](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-breckman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas E. Ackerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-e-ackerman)
- **Editor:** [Kent Beyda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-beyda)

## Cast

- [Anne-Marie Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-johnson)
- [Peter Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-fitzgerald)
- [Greg Travis](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-travis)
- [J. T. Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-t-walsh)
- [Andreas Katsulas](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-katsulas)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane-2)
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)
- [Melvin Van Peebles](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-van-peebles)
- [Lilyan Chauvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilyan-chauvin)
- [Michael Jai White](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jai-white)
- [Lynne Griffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynne-griffin)
- [Lenny Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/lenny-henry)
- [Michael McKean](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mckean)
- [R. Lee Ermey](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-lee-ermey)
- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)

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