

A Thousand Clowns
1965-12-13 · 118 min · ★ 6.9
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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- Directors
- Fred Coe
- Production companies
- Harrell
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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Jason RobardsMurray
Barry GordonNick
Barbara HarrisSandra
Martin BalsamArnold
Gene SaksLeo
William DanielsAlbert Amundsen
John McMartinThe Man in the Office
Philip BrunsThe Man in the RestaurantTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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