Poster of The Clown

The Clown

Plot: Based on the best-selling novel by Nobel-laureate Heinrich Böll, this drama is a passionate indictment of Catholicism. Hans Schnier (Helmut Griem) has earned his living as a clown, though he is in fact a very covert sort of social critic
Release Date: Wednesday, January 14 1976
48 years ago
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Portrait of Helmut GriemHelmut Griem
Helmut Griem was
43 in The Clown
as 'Hans Schnier'.
Wed, Apr 06 1932 –
Fri, Nov 19 2004
Portrait of Hanna SchygullaHanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla was
32 in The Clown
as 'Marie'.
Sat, Dec 25 1943
Portrait of Eva Maria MeinekeEva Maria Meineke
Eva Maria Meineke was
52 in The Clown
as 'The Mother'.
Mon, Oct 08 1923 –
Mon, May 07 2018
Portrait of Hans Christian BlechHans Christian Blech
Hans Christian Blech was
60 in The Clown
as 'Derkum'.
Sat, Feb 20 1915 –
Fri, Mar 05 1993
Portrait of Jan NiklasJan Niklas
Jan Niklas was
28 in The Clown
as 'Leo, Hans’ Bruder'.
Wed, Oct 15 1947
Portrait of Helga AndersHelga Anders
Helga Anders was
28 in The Clown
as 'Sabine'.
Sun, Jan 11 1948 –
Mon, Mar 31 1986
Portrait of Rainer BasedowRainer Basedow
Rainer Basedow was
37 in The Clown
as 'Zohnerer, Schniers Agent'.
Fri, May 20 1938 –
Mon, May 16 2022
Portrait of Claudia ButenuthClaudia Butenuth
Claudia Butenuth was
30 in The Clown
as 'Monika Silvs'.
Thu, Sep 20 1945
Portrait of Dirk DautzenbergDirk Dautzenberg
Dirk Dautzenberg was
54 in The Clown
as 'Herr Silvs'.
Fri, Oct 07 1921 –
Sun, Feb 15 2009
Portrait of Gustav Rudolf SellnerGustav Rudolf Sellner
Gustav Rudolf Sellner was
70 in The Clown
as ''.
Thu, May 25 1905 –
Tue, May 08 1990
Portrait of Alexander MayAlexander May
Alexander May was
48 in The Clown
as ''.
Fri, Jul 08 1927 –
Fri, May 02 2008
Portrait of Ben HeckerBen Hecker
Ben Hecker was
27 in The Clown
as ''.
Mon, Aug 30 1948 –
Thu, Feb 21 2019
Portrait of Wolfram KochWolfram Koch
Wolfram Koch was
14 in The Clown
as ''.
Mon, Jan 01 1962

Crew

Portrait of Walter LassallyWalter Lassally
Director of Photography
Walter Lassally was
49 in The Clown
Sat, Dec 18 1926 –
Mon, Oct 23 2017
Portrait of Vojtěch JasnýVojtěch Jasný
Screenplay, Director
Vojtěch Jasný was
50 in The Clown
Mon, Nov 30 1925 –
Fri, Nov 15 2019
Portrait of Maximilian SchellMaximilian Schell
Producer
Maximilian Schell was
45 in The Clown
Mon, Dec 08 1930 –
Sat, Feb 01 2014
Portrait of Heinz AngermeyerHeinz Angermeyer
Producer
Heinz Angermeyer was
66 in The Clown
Sun, Sep 12 1909 –
Sun, Mar 13 1988
Portrait of Dagmar HirtzDagmar Hirtz
Editor
Dagmar Hirtz was
34 in The Clown
Thu, May 29 1941
Portrait of Eberhard SchoenerEberhard Schoener
Music
Eberhard Schoener was
37 in The Clown
Fri, May 13 1938
Portrait of Heinrich BöllHeinrich Böll
Novel
Heinrich Böll was
58 in The Clown
Fri, Dec 21 1917 –
Tue, Jul 16 1985