A Thousand Clowns

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A Thousand Clowns (1965)

Directed by Fred Coe

“... IT'S A LIFT FOR THE SPIRITS”

Comedy, Drama, Romance · 1h 58m

Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has gloried in his Uncle's iconoclastic approach to life, tries to play mediator. But when he succeeds, he is alarmed by the uncle's willingness to cave in to society in order to save the relationship.

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Cast

Jason Robards Murray Barry Gordon Nick Barbara Harris Sandra Martin Balsam Arnold Gene Saks Leo William Daniels Albert Amundsen John McMartin The Man in the Office Philip Bruns The Man in the Restaurant

Crew

Director
Fred Coe
Screenplay
Herb Gardner
Director of Photography
Arthur J. Ornitz
Original Music Composer
Donisha Walker
Editor
Ralph Rosenblum
Producer
Fred Coe

Details

Release date
1965-12-13
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Harrell