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The Day the Clown Cried is an unfinished and unreleased 1972 Swedish-French drama film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. [1] It is based on an original screenplay by Joan O'Brien and Charles Denton, from a story idea by O'Brien, with additional material from Lewis. [2]
The Day the Clown Cried: Directed by Jerry Lewis. With Jerry Lewis, Peter Ahlm, Lars Amble, Harriet Andersson. A circus clown is imprisoned by the Nazis and goes with Jewish children to their deaths.
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Aug 21, 2017 · Jerry Lewis died on Sunday at the age of 91, leaving behind at least one big mystery: the fate of The Day the Clown Cried, an unreleased 1972 Holocaust film that Lewis directed and...
Jan 10, 2024 · Published Jan 10, 2024. There are many reasons a movie never sees the light of day. But The Day the Clown Cried may be a surprise to everyone. Summary. Jerry Lewis, known for his...
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In 1972, Lewis, best known at the time for mainstream comedies like “The Nutty Professor,” traveled to Paris and Stockholm to make a different kind of movie: a Holocaust drama called “The Day...
Apr 30, 2023 · Based on a script from Joan O'Brien and Charles Denton, which is accessible to the public today, The Day the Clown Cried is about a washed-up German circus clown, Helmut Doork (Lewis) who...
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Aug 13, 2013 · August 13, 2013. Something of a cinematic miracle occurred this weekend: I was tipped off on Twitter by a friend, the critic Simon Abrams, about a post featuring footage from the making of Jerry...