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The Day the Clown Cried
Helmut Doork is a washed-up German circus clown during the beginning of World War II and the Holocaust. Although he was once a famous performer who toured North America and Europe with the Ringling Brothers, Doork is now past his prime and receives little respect. After Doork causes an accident during a show, the head clown convinces the circus owner to demote Doork. Upon returning home, Doork confides his problems to his wife Ada, and she encourages him to stand up for himself. After going back to the circus, Helmut overhears the circus owner agreeing to fire him after the head clown issues an ultimatum. A distraught Helmut is arrested later by the Gestapo and the Schutzstaffel for drunkenly mocking Adolf Hitler in a bar. Following an interrogation at the Gestapo headquarters, he is imprisoned in a Nazi camp for political prisoners. For the next three to four years, he remains there while hoping for a trial and a chance to plead his case.
| Release : | 2024 |
| Rating : | 5.5 |
| Studio : | United States Library of Congress, |
| Crew : | Cinematography, Director, |
| Cast : | Jerry Lewis Harriet Andersson Anton Diffring Ulf Palme Pierre Étaix |
| Genre : | Comedy Documentary War |
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Horrible, fascist and poorly acted
If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
