A Thousand Clowns (1965)
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.
What is A Thousand Clowns about?
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. A Thousand Clowns is a Comedy, Drama, Romance movie, released on 1965-12-13, runtime 118 minutes.
Is A Thousand Clowns worth watching?
TMDB users rate A Thousand Clowns 6.9 out of 10 from 35 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Fred Coe
Cast
- Jason Robards as Murray
- Barry Gordon as Nick
- Barbara Harris as Sandra
- Martin Balsam as Arnold
- Gene Saks as Leo
- William Daniels as Albert Amundsen
- John McMartin as The Man in the Office
- Philip Bruns as The Man in the Restaurant
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