Mon Aug 21, 2017, 08:01 PM

Now that Jerry Lewis has died,

Will the world finally see, "The Day the Clown Cried?"

For those not familiar, Jerry Lewis made a film in 1972 about a clown in a Nazi Death camp. It was supposed to be poignant and "Life is Beautiful-esque", but was so distrubing and bizzare, that it was never released. Harry Shearer saw a rare copy and at the end simply said, "OMG."

I really hope the film stays hidden for Jerry's reputation and legacy.

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8 replies	Author	Time	Post
Now that Jerry Lewis has died, (Original post)	Chasstev365	Aug 2017	OP
I agree	mikeargo	Aug 2017	#1
This page has several scenes from the film. It really is bad:	tblue37	Aug 2017	#8
I had never heard of this film until now.	Ptah	Aug 2017	#2
This is interesting!	RKP5637	Aug 2017	#3
Heard about this after Life is Beautiful came our	joeybee12	Aug 2017	#4
Check out RKP5637's link. Will be shown in 2024 once by a film archive	emulatorloo	Aug 2017	#6
Thanks	joeybee12	Aug 2017	#7
Sounds like his heart was in the right place, just unable to pull it off.	emulatorloo	Aug 2017	#5

Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 08:19 PM

mikeargo (639 posts)

1. I agree

Some things are better left alone.

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Response to mikeargo (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 09:48 PM

tblue37 (58,152 posts)

8. This page has several scenes from the film. It really is bad:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4h1f0s

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 08:20 PM

Ptah (31,956 posts)

2. I had never heard of this film until now.

Here's a synopsis:

It tells the story of a fictional German clown, Helmut Doork, who is sent to a Nazi concentration camp as a political prisoner and ends up entertaining Jewish children at an adjoining death camp. In the film’s climax, Helmut distracts the children with jokes and pratfalls as he leads them to the gas chambers, ultimately joining them inside.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/jerry-lewis-day-the-clown-cried-holocaust-movie-review

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Mon Aug 21, 2017, 08:22 PM

RKP5637 (64,887 posts)