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The Clown

Original title: Ansichten eines Clowns
  • 1976
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
168
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The Clown (1976)
SatireComedyDrama

Hans Schnier 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 h... Read allHans Schnier 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.Hans Schnier 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.

  • Director
    • Vojtech Jasný
  • Writers
    • Heinrich Böll
    • Vojtech Jasný
  • Stars
    • Helmut Griem
    • Hanna Schygulla
    • Eva Maria Meineke
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    168
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    • Director
      • Vojtech Jasný
    • Writers
      • Heinrich Böll
      • Vojtech Jasný
    • Stars
      • Helmut Griem
      • Hanna Schygulla
      • Eva Maria Meineke
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Helmut Griem
    Helmut Griem
    • Hans Schnier
    Hanna Schygulla
    Hanna Schygulla
    • Marie
    Eva Maria Meineke
    Eva Maria Meineke
    • The Mother
    Hans Christian Blech
    Hans Christian Blech
    • Derkum
    Gustav Rudolf Sellner
    • The Father
    Alexander May
    • Sommerwild
    Jan Niklas
    Jan Niklas
    • Leo Schnier
    Rainer Basedow
    • Zohnerer
    Helga Anders
    Helga Anders
    • Sabine Emonds
    Claudia Butenuth
    Claudia Butenuth
    • Monika
    Ben Hecker
    • Pater
    Wolfram Koch
    Wolfram Koch
    • Kind Hans
    Susanne Seidler
    • Kind Henriette
    Heinrich von Busch
    • Kind Leo
    Dirk Dautzenberg
    Eva Eschenbach
    Helfrid Foron
    • Der Clown
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    • Director
      • Vojtech Jasný
    • Writers
      • Heinrich Böll
      • Vojtech Jasný
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    7mpadjasek

    A decent adaptation of the novel by Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Boell

    I have read several novels by Heinrich Boell, and my favorite ones were "Group Portrait with Lady" and "The Clown". In general Heinrich Boell does not belong to my favorite writers because he is too pessimistic for me and gives the impression of a man who likes to complain, regardless of whether he has a reason to do so or not. But he is considered one of the most outstanding post-war German writers, and that is why I watched "The Clown" with interest, especially since I liked the book. The movie was a bit worse than the novel, but I enjoyed watching it. I expected that transferring Hans Schmier's (Helmut Griem) internal monologue to the screen would be a daunting task, but I think it was quite successful. I also liked the acting, especially Helmut Griem's. Cinema gives us the opportunity to introduce valuable books to a wider audience, and for me, "The Clown" fulfills this task.

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 1976 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Pogledi jednog klovna
    • Filming locations
      • Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany(location)
    • Production companies
      • Filmaufbau
      • Independent Film Heinz Angermeyer GmbH
      • MFG-Film
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      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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