The Clown (1976 film)
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| Directed by | Vojtěch Jasný |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Heinz Angermeyer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Edited by | Dagmar Hirtz |
| Music by | Eberhard Schoener |
Production company | Heinz Angermeyer GmbH |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Clown (German: Ansichten eines Clowns) is a 1976 West German film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 49th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[1]
Plot summary
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Cast
[edit]- Helmut Griem as Hans Schnier
- Hanna Schygulla as Marie Derkum
- Gustav Rudolf Sellner as Father Schnier
- Eva Maria Meineke as Mother Schnier
- Hans Christian Blech as Father Derkum
- Alexander May as Prälat Sommerwild
- Jan Niklas as Leo, Hans’ brother
- Helga Anders as Sabine
References
[edit]- ^ H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
External links
[edit]- Ansichten eines Clowns at IMDb
- The Clown at AllMovie
- The Clown at the TCM Movie Database
- The Clown at filmportal.de/en
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Categories:
- 1976 films
- 1976 drama films
- German drama films
- West German films
- 1970s German-language films
- Films about clowns
- Films based on works by Heinrich Böll
- Films based on German novels
- Films directed by Vojtěch Jasný
- Films set in the 1950s
- Films set in the 1960s
- Constantin Film films
- 1970s German films
- 1970s German film stubs