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A Thousand Clowns is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe and starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, and Barry Gordon. An adaptation of a 1962 play by Herb Gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric comedy writer who is forced to conform to society to retain legal custody of his nephew.
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A middle-aged iconoclast faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward in this Oscar-winning film based on a play by Herb Gardner. Starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam and Gene Saks, directed by Fred Coe.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Fred Coe
- 1966-09-09
A middle-aged iconoclast faces losing custody of his young nephew to social workers who fall in love with him. He tries to change his life for the boy, but how far will he go?
Determined to avoid employment, Murray Burns (Jason Robards), an eccentric former TV writer, lives with his 12-year-old nephew, Nick (Barry Gordon), in a messy New York City apartment.
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- Jason Robards
- Fred Coe
- Comedy
Find out who starred in and worked on the comedy film A Thousand Clowns, based on a play by Herb Gardner. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
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A comedy-drama film based on a play by Herb Gardner, starring Jason Robards as a free-living New Yorker who fights to keep his nephew. Learn more about the cast, crew, awards, and clips of this classic movie on Turner Classic Movies.