For decades, The Day the Clown Cried has been one of Hollywood’s most infamous lost movies. Jerry Lewis directed and starred in the 1972 film, which followed a circus clown in a Nazi concentration camp, and since its creation, he spent years publicly distancing himself from the project. Lewis repeatedly said he was embarrassed by the film and did not want it released, which only added to the mystery surrounding it. For years, it was deemed a lost film with no hope of anyone ever seeing it.
So, can you watch it now? Sort of, but not in the way most people hope.
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