The Day the Clown Cried (1972)

Screenplay by Joan O’Brien and Charles Denton
Directed by Jerry Lewis

Clowns and the Holocaust. Who wouldn’t want to see that? Never released due to the bad taste factor, but after Life is Beautiful, could the world be ready to see Jerry Lewis take on the death camps? Read about the movie’s history in an article from Film Threat.

Read the final draft (with notations from the set) and view behind-the-scenes footage at Subterranean Cinema.

Download the rough draft