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Film · Drama, Comedy, Romance

A Thousand Clowns (1965)

★ 6.9 · 35 votesIMDb★ 7.3 · 4,012 votes1 h 58 minDrama, Comedy, Romance1965

... IT'S A LIFT FOR THE SPIRITS

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.

Director
Fred Coe
Writers
Herb Gardner
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
December 13, 1965

A Thousand Clowns was released on December 13, 1965.

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A Thousand Clowns cast

  • Jason RobardsMurray
  • Barry GordonNick
  • Barbara HarrisSandra
  • Martin BalsamArnold
  • Gene SaksLeo
  • William DanielsAlbert Amundsen
  • John McMartinThe Man in the Office
  • Philip BrunsThe Man in the Restaurant
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