Its not so much lost as locked away, never to be seen for decades. Jerry lewiss controversial film, the day the clown cried, has always remained hidden from the public. We solemnly swear to never ever do anything naughty with your email address. The film was met with controversy regarding its premise and content, which features a circus clown who is. Youll also see the touching story of hartford police lt. For years, lewis promised the world would never see the 1972 drama, but the library of congress has a copy. Save the day the clown cried to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Some of the cast members and some of the very few people who have seen the rough cut of the film were interviewed for a spy magazine article which is available here. 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. The story of the day the clown cried 2016 full movie. Jerry lewis talks about the day the clown cried in 12.
For the handful of people who have seen jerry lewiss the day the clown cried his unreleased 1972 film about a washedup clown named helmut doork who amuses a boxcar of jewish children all the way to an. Jerry lewis died on sunday at the age of 91, leaving behind at least one big mystery. Jerry lewis fabled day the clown cried may come out. The film was met with controversy regarding its premise and content, which features. Advertisement lewis has been notoriously tightlipped about the film, basically shutting down. Because of a photo of a renowned clown emmett kelly, crying, the fire is often referred to as the day the clowns cried. Helmut doork, a once great and famous clown, is fired from the circus. 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.
Footage surfaces from jerry lewis infamous day the clown. He especially liked sleep time now because of the happy man. Jerry lewiss longlost controversial holocaust film the. The famed comedian would tackle the holocaust, and this would be the first serious feature he would ever direct. Watch scenes from jerry lewis neverreleased nazi clown. Jerry lewis invisible and magnificent film on the holocaust among the vast cohort of invisible films, it is one of the most famous. After getting fired from the circus and drunkenly denouncing hitler, hes sent to a camp and waits. The day the clown cried the complete reenactment youtube. Thats partially because a holocaustbased movie about. The day the clown cried original screenplay by joan obrien and charles denton based on a story idea by joan obrien additional material by jerry lewis i took a child by the hand. The day the clown cried is an unreleased 1972 swedishfrench drama film directed by and starring jerry lewis. Jerry lewis lost film gets airing as behind the scenes footage emerges a glimpse of the day the clown cried, jerry lewis notorious holocaust comedy from 1972, is provided by discovery of tv.
What i saw was some bits that were shot by a flemish television station and put on the internet. The day the clown cried was going to be jerry lewis schindlers list. Find out where the day the clown cried is streaming, if the day the clown cried is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The happy man always went to the love place with jesse. Infamous lost jerry lewis holocaust movie acquired by. The day the clown cried is a highly controversial holocaust comedy from the mind of jerry lewis. Youll see rare film of the fire, interviews not seen in 45 years, and more. The auteur responsible for the disorderly orderlies might not be the obvious choice to make a movie about the holocaust but thats apparently what happened. The day the clown cried unreleased 1972 jerry lewis film.
Film histories episode 4 the day the clown cried youtube. Helmut doork is a washed up circus clown living in nazi germany. 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. Although lewis wrote, directed, and starred in the 1972 film, he chose to bury it. Not exactly an intriguing character examination of a depressed clown, the film instead starred lewis as a german clown who. The day the clown cried is an unfinished 1972 swedishfrench drama film directed by and starring jerry lewis. The hartford circus fire, which occurred on july 6, 1944, in hartford, connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in united states history. Thirty minutes of the day the clown cried leaks online. 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. Jerry lewis infamous holocaust clown movie is finally. It is also on account of its subject, the holocaust, and its directoractor, the comic star. They were jerry as clown with none of the plot of this film.
The day the clown cried has the chutzpah to turn the holocaust into a fable, a storybook curio, a weeper of lost innocence. Jerry lewis lost film gets airing as behind the scenes. A glimpse of the day the clown cried the new yorker. It looks like we dont have any release dates for this title yet. 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 day the clown cried unreleased 1972 jerry lewis film lost. He always went to bed early so he could see the happy man. It was jesses favorite time of the day, sleep time. Thirty minutes jerry lewis the day the clown cried. 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. Behindthescenes footage of jerry lewis illconceived.
The day the clowns cried treasure coast newspapers. 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. Jerry lewis 1972 film the day the clown cried is the great white whale of terrible films. The day the clown cried where to stream and watch decider. The fire killed 167 people and more than 700 were injured. 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. A series of reports last year claimed, somewhat misleadingly, that the day the clown cried had been uploaded to youtube. The only surviving print of the day the clown cried has been picked up by the library of congress but wont be shown for at least 10 years benjamin lee mon 10 aug 2015 08. The day the clown cried is about a germanjewish clown named helmut doork aka doork the great who entertains jewish children in a concentration camp. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in. Two weeks before shooting the day the clown cried jerry lewis was interviewed in his paris apartment.
The day the clown cried 1972 reconstruction english. The day the clown cried 1972 the day the clown cried. Mysterious bootleg finally reveals jerry lewis infamous 1972 holocaust comedy describing the film as bad, bad, bad, lewis has vowed that it will never see the light of day. The day the clowns cried, is a documentary channel 3 put together in 1969, hosted by joe crowley. With the gang split up, and crystal cove being tormented by an evilmanbaby called crybaby clown, the mayor enlists mystery return in the season premiere. A circus clown is imprisoned by the nazis and goes with jewish children to their deaths. 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 clown cried. Jerry lewis lost forty pounds for the film, which he achieved by eating nothing but grapefruit for six weeks missing episode. 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. The day the clown cried the projection booth podcast. Watch the story of the day the clown cried full movie in hd visit jewish comedian david schneider presents a look at. When he is fired after an accident involving the stuck up star clown, he goes. There was also a bbc documentary about this film, which can be viewed. Back in 1972, jerry lewis made a film entitled the day the clown cried.
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, neverseen film. The day the clown cried follows helmut doork, a formerly popular clown fallen on hard times. Will we now see jerry lewis neverreleased holocaust movie. With jerry lewis, peter ahlm, lars amble, harriet andersson.