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The Clown

Vojtěch Jasný

1976 • 1h 51m

Based on the best-selling novel by Nobel-laureate Heinrich Böll, this drama is a passionate indictment of Catholicism. Hans Schnier (Helmut Griem) has earned his living as a clown, though he is in fac...

The Clown

Cast

Helmut Griem

Helmut GriemHans Schnier

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna SchygullaMarie

Eva Maria Meineke

Eva Maria MeinekeThe Mother

Hans Christian Blech

Hans Christian BlechDerkum

Jan Niklas

Jan NiklasLeo, Hans’ Bruder

Helga Anders

Helga AndersSabine

Rainer Basedow

Rainer BasedowZohnerer, Schniers Agent

Claudia Butenuth

Claudia ButenuthMonika Silvs

Dirk Dautzenberg

Dirk DautzenbergHerr Silvs

Gustav Rudolf Sellner

Alexander May

Wolfram Koch

Crew

Vojtěch Jasný

Vojtěch JasnýDirector

Heinrich Böll

Heinrich BöllNovel

Eberhard Schoener

Eberhard SchoenerMusic

Walter Lassally

Walter LassallyDirector of Photography

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian SchellProducer

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The Clown (1976) — Backlot Notes