The resurrection of Jerry Lewis’ catastrophic Holocaust movie

US comedian Jerry Lewis never wanted anyone to see The Day the Clown Cried. At least not during his lifetime. He knew that what he had hoped would be a masterpiece had actually turned out to be a monumental disaster and a stain on his career. When he received the honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2013, he said in reference to the film, “No one will ever see it because I’m embarrassed at the poor work. It was all bad and it was bad because I lost the magic.”

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