Now that Jerry Lewis has died,

[Chasstev365]

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.

[mikeargo]

1. I agree

Some things are better left alone.

[tblue37]

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

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

[Ptah]

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

[RKP5637]

3. This is interesting!

http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/08/jerry-lewis-the-day-clown-cried-shearer-footage-release-nazi/

[joeybee12]

4. Heard about this after Life is Beautiful came our

It could be interesting. I bet it he ta a limited release

[emulatorloo]

6. Check out RKP5637's link. Will be shown in 2024 once by a film archive

Lots of very interesting stuff in that article.

[joeybee12]

7. Thanks

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[emulatorloo]

5. Sounds like his heart was in the right place, just unable to pull it off.