The legendary unreleased movie, which was filmed in 1972, was donated to the. Jerry lewis 1972 film the day the clown cried is the great white whale of terrible films. Mysterious bootleg finally reveals jerry lewis infamous 1972 holocaust comedy describing the film as bad, bad, bad, lewis has vowed that it. Thirty minutes jerry lewis the day the clown cried. When he is fired after an accident involving the stuck up star clown, he goes. It is based on an original screenplay by joan obrien and charles denton, from a story idea by joan obrien, with additional material from jerry lewis. Thats partially because a holocaustbased movie about a. A series of reports last year claimed, somewhat misleadingly, that the day the clown cried had been uploaded to youtube.
The day the clown cried is an unfinished 1972 swedishfrench drama film directed by and. The 1972 movie the day the clown cried starring jerry lewis as a failed circus clown who is employed to entertain and distract children as they are led into a nazi concentration camp gas. A circus clown is imprisoned by the nazis and goes with jewish children to their deaths. Getting drunk at a local bar, he pokes fun at hitler in front of some gestapo agents, who arrest and send him to a prison camp. Jerry lewis lost film gets airing as behind the scenes. Film histories episode 4 the day the clown cried youtube. With devorah baum, jan goransson, jerry lewis, jan lumholdt. The happy man always went to the love place with jesse. Thats partially because a holocaustbased movie about a german clown who leads jewish children to their deaths in the gas chamber cant help. This is the day the clown cried 1974 production footage by justin on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Also features reenactments with members of the original cast such as lars amble, nils ecklund, jonas bergstrom and bo brundin also features pierre etaix armand mestral harriet andersson ulf palme and anton diffring. With jerry lewis, peter ahlm, lars amble, harriet andersson. Because its never been screened and lewis has basically refused to talk about it, the day the clown cried has become the cult movie that no ones ever seen. In the film, lewis plays a downonhisluck german circus clown named helmut doork, arrested after drunkenly mocking adolf hitler and placed in. Footage surfaces from jerry lewis infamous day the clown. The day the clown cried is a highly controversial holocaust comedy from the mind of jerry lewis. After getting fired from the circus and drunkenly denouncing hitler, hes sent to a. Helmut angers his fellow prisoners by refusing to perform for them, wanting to preserve his legend. The day the clown cried 1972 starring jerry lewis film reconstruction includes rare. This is a very rare rough 28 minute in sequence reconstruction of the film the day the clown cried. Jan 25, 2012 the day the clowns cried emmett kelly carrying a bucket of water at the hartford circus fire, 1944 stay safe and healthy.
The day the clown cried 1972 starring jerry lewis film reconstruction includes rare footage duration. In february 1972 he and his new publicist, fred skidmore, flew to stockholm to see to preproductions chores. Harry shearer discusses the day the clown cried with howard stern posted on august 21, 20 by daves strange world in the early 1970s, legendary comic actordirector jerry lewis decided to make what he believed would be the film that would finally make critics take him seriously and hopefully shower him with oscars. They went to germany and poland to visit the sites of concentration camps. In 2002, i bought an original script of the day the clown cried on ebay, which had belonged to fred skidmore, jerry lewis publicist at the time. Just when you think it would finally go forgotten, a new story pops up about it, and more snippets of footage appear on youtube. Le jour ou le clown pleura my personal edit for the previously unreleased jerry lewis world war ii drama, which i edited and subtitled based on the scripts final draft. In 1971, producer nate wachsberger asked jerry to direct and star in the day the clown cried, based on joan obriens book by the same name, about a german clown who was arrested by the gestapo, interred in a concentration camp, and used to march jewish children into the ovens.
Mike explains how he found the print while mondo justin gives the rich history of the film before the pair discuss how it was to finally see this filmic holy grail. Watch the story of the day the clown cried full movie in hd visit jewish comedian david schneider presents a look at. The day the clown cried 1972 reconstruction english. Jerry lewis unseen holocaust drama the day the clown cried will finally be shown but it may be 10 years from now. The famed comedian would tackle the holocaust, and this would be the first serious feature he would ever direct. Jerry lewis fabled day the clown cried may come out. Thirty minutes of the day the clown cried leaks online. Harry shearer discusses the day the clown cried with. With elizabeth bennett, matt brucato, don dipaolo, bill hopkins. The day the clown cried 1972 behind the scenes youtube. In the day the clown cried, he invented what it looks like when you merge the holocaust with hollywood when you turn it into the hollycaust. The complete, edited together cut of my feature length reenactment of jerry lewis unreleased holocaust drama from 2011. Watch scenes from jerry lewis neverreleased nazi clown. Premiere magazine covering the production of actordirector jerry lewis legendary unreleased holocaust drama, the day the clown cried.
The clown 1917 full movie download full hd youtube. Also features reenactments with members of the original cast such as lars amble, nils ecklund, jonas bergstrom and bo brundin also features pierre etaix armand mestral harriet andersson ulf palme and anton diffring helmut. The day the clown cried 1974 production footage on vimeo. He always went to bed early so he could see the happy man. Jewish comedian david schneider presents a look at some exclusive behind.
Helmut complies, but is accidentally locked in with the children and arrives the next day at auschwitz. Despite lewis death on sunday at age 91, theres no sign that the day the clown cried will be screening in public anytime soon though clips of the project have popped up on youtube. It was jesses favorite time of the day, sleep time. A movie that, on paper at least, could have easily gone the way of jerry lewis infamous debacle the day the clown cried, jojo rabbit has defied all odds to become one of the years most beloved films an unlikely comedic tale about a 10yearold fledgling nazi and his imaginary best friend, adolf hitler. The documentary makers are australianbased and posted their six minuteteaser on in 2012. The day the clown cried is an unreleased 1972 swedishfrench drama film directed by and starring jerry lewis. When he is fired after an accident involving the stuck up star clown, he goes to a bar to drown his sorrows, and rails against hitler and his dictatorship. A new agreement between jerry lewis and the library of congress will finally allow curious film buffs to see the day the clown cried, the comedians storied. He especially liked sleep time now because of the happy man. On august 10th two days agoor two days prior to my writing this entry, somebody posted on youtube what appears to be a behindthescenes look at the making of the controversial, neverseen, longabandoned, alwaysasubjectoffascination jerry lewis film. The day the clown cried the complete reenactment youtube. The day the clown cried jerry lewis two screenplays. The day the clown cried is an unfinished 1972 swedishfrench drama film directed by and starring jerry lewis. The film should be available to the public in 2025.
What i saw was some bits that were shot by a flemish television station and put on the internet. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the day the clown cried. Advertisement lewis has been notoriously tightlipped about the film, basically shutting down interviews when the subject comes up. The day the clowns cried emmett kelly carrying a bucket. Helmut doork, a once great and famous clown, is fired from the circus. The day the clown cried has come down in cinematic urban legend as a film so bad that jerry lewis has kept it under lock and key for two generations now. The notorious film that its writerdirector, jerry lewis, declared no one will ever see has seen the light of day at least, in severely truncated form on youtube. A glimpse of the day the clown cried the new yorker. And the truth is, the day the clown cried is a minor blip on the screen, a small bump on a golden road of wonderful laughter and hilarity. In fact, at least one major project turned out so badly that, despite the fact that lewis directed and funded the film in question, the day the clown cried, he has to date made sure almost no one.
The day the clown cried follows helmut doork, a formerly popular clown fallen on hard times. Nonetheless, the day the clown cried, much like jfks assassination, amelia earharts disappearance, or the shroud of turin, in the eyes of us jerry lewis fans, remains a great mystery, unseen, and. The film was met with controversy regarding its premise and content, which features. Helmut doork is a washed up circus clown living in nazi germany. On this special episode of the projection booth, mike and mondo justin share their recent find a rare copy of the unreleased film, the day the clown cried by jerry lewis. Via twitter, ive heard from dave mandl and tomi mendel about a 2011 appearance on howard sterns show by shearer, who says that lewis himself never showed him the day the. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The film sprung from the mind of taika waititi, the new zealandbased writeractor. Jerry lewiss controversial film, the day the clown cried, has always remained hidden from the public. The day the clown cried music, videos, stats, and photos. Most clips are actually footage shot by jerry lewis and some clips are reinacted. Jerry lewis infamous the day the clown cried to be shown.
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