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A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

... IT'S A LIFT FOR THE SPIRITS

19657.11h 58m

Overview

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.

Directed by Fred Coe
Written by Herb Gardner
Produced by Fred Coe
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Top Cast

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Murray

Barry Gordon

Barry Gordon

Nick

Barbara Harris

Barbara Harris

Sandra

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Arnold

Gene Saks

Gene Saks

Leo

William Daniels

William Daniels

Albert Amundsen

John McMartin

John McMartin

The Man in the Office

Philip Bruns

Philip Bruns

The Man in the Restaurant

Themes & Keywords

librarysocial workerfruit

About A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1965 exploring themes of library, social worker, fruit. Directed by Fred Coe, it stars Jason Robards, Barry Gordon, Barbara Harris. 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.

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