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A Thousand Clowns
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A Thousand Clowns

1965-12-13 · 118 min · ★ 6.9

Comedy · Drama · Romance

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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Jason RobardsJason RobardsMurray
Barry GordonBarry GordonNick
Barbara HarrisBarbara HarrisSandra
Martin BalsamMartin BalsamArnold
Gene SaksGene SaksLeo
William DanielsWilliam DanielsAlbert Amundsen
John McMartinJohn McMartinThe Man in the Office
Philip BrunsPhilip BrunsThe Man in the Restaurant

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