A Thousand Clowns
1965, English. Directed by Fred Coe.
... IT'S A LIFT FOR THE SPIRITS
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 13 December 1965
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Herb Gardner
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A Thousand Clowns runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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A Thousand Clowns isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 December 1965. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Thousand Clowns?
A Thousand Clowns (1965) was directed by Fred Coe and stars Jason Robards, Barry Gordon, Barbara Harris.