The Clown
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 fact a very covert sort of social critic. After enduring a difficult childhood in Bonn during the Second World War, including his mother's fanatic Nazism, he is appalled to discover many of the people he knows and loves swept deeply into involvement in the Catholic Church.
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The Clown
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 14, 1976
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama
User Score
57%
Original Title
Ansichten eines Clowns
Production Companies
Independent Film Heinz Angermeyer, MFG-Film
Director
Vojtěch Jasný
Description
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 fact a very covert sort of social critic. After enduring a difficult childhood in Bonn during the Second World War, including his mother's fanatic Nazism, he is appalled to discover many of the people he knows and loves swept deeply into involvement in the Catholic Church.
Cast
Crew
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