The Day the Clown Cried
Jerry Lewis, Harriet Andersson, Anton Diffring, Ulf Palme, Pierre Étaix
| released: 1972 | duration: 1:30 |
A circus clown is imprisoned by the Nazis and goes with Jewish children
to their deaths.
This is an unfinished and unreleased 1972 Swedish-French drama film
directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. Beginning in June 2024, it will be
available to scholars for viewing in the research center at the Library
of Congress's National Audiovisual Conservation Center in Culpeper,
Virginia, and will be shown to the public in the 205-seat theater.
Jerry Lewis, playing the clown Helmut Doork, has two brief 3 ball
juggling scenes.
At 00:46,
2 out-takes of his circus act
are shown over a 27 second period.
At 01:18, the actual
scene of his circus act
is shown for 19 seconds, and includes juggling 3 balls very briefly.
At 11:30, Lewis
juggles 3 balls
for a group of children near a fence, seen in 2 shots over a 16 second
period, first in the distance, and then somewhat closer.
What is currently available of this movie may be seen here.
