The Great Clown
1952, Arabic. Directed by Youssef Chahine.
Shehata Effendi is a clerk for a wealthy woman who is in dispute with her husband. Her husband divorced her a third time, so they resort to Shehata to marry her. Then the wealthy wife dies and he inherits her fortune, prompting him to think of marrying his old neighbor Asrar.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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- Released
- 21 April 1952
- Original title
- المهرج الكبير
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Shelley Smith, Mahmoud Ismail, Youssef Chahine
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The Great Clown runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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The Great Clown isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 April 1952. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Great Clown, try Salomé, What Maisie Knew, Fast Girls.
Who directed The Great Clown?
The Great Clown (1952) was directed by Youssef Chahine and stars Faten Hamama, Youssef Wahby, Seraj Muneer.