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24 Hours in the Life of a Clown is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Pierre Melville released in USA on 1 january 1945 with Jean-Pierre Melville
24 Hours in the Life of a Clown (1946)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1945
Length 22minutes
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
OriginFrance
Themes Circus films
Rating61%
Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'un clown est un court métrage français de Jean-Pierre Melville tourné en 1946 (ou 1947), avec pour acteurs principaux les fameux clowns Béby et Maïss, alors vedettes du cirque Medrano à Paris.
Le film nous fait partager l'univers et l'intimité de ces artistes célèbres à l'époque (années 1940) et aujourd'hui oubliés.
Son titre est un clin d’œil au roman de Stefan Zweig, Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme.
Actors
Jean-Pierre Melville
(Narrator (uncredited))
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