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Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
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Title: Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

Release Date: 2 Sep 2016

Runtime: 1h

Genre: Documentary

Director: Lowlands Media, French Connection Films, Inkwell Films, ARTE, INA

Production Companies: Lowlands Media, French Connection Films, Inkwell Films, ARTE, INA

Overview: Since the early days, Jerry Lewis—in the line of Chaplin, Keaton and Laurel—had the masses laughing with his visual gags, pantomime sketches and signature slapstick humor. Yet Lewis was far more than just a clown. He was also a groundbreaking filmmaker whose unquenchable curiosity led him to write, produce, stage and direct many of the films he appeared in, resulting in such adored classics as The Bellboy, The Ladies Man, The Errand Boy, and The Nutty Professor.

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Average Vote: 6.7 (11 votes)

Cast

  • Self (archive footage): Jerry Lewis
  • Self: Martin Scorsese
  • Self: Sean Hayes
  • Self: Pierre Étaix
  • Self: Jonathan Rosenbaum
  • Self (archive footage): Louis Malle
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