A Thousand Clowns
... IT'S A LIFT FOR THE SPIRITS
1965 | 118m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Fred Coe |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Herb Gardner |
| Staring: |
| Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has gloried in his Uncle's iconoclastic approach to life, tries to play mediator. But when he succeeds, he is alarmed by the uncle's willingness to cave in to society in order to save the relationship. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 13, 1965 |
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| Director: | Fred Coe |
| Writer: | Herb Gardner |
| Genres: | Romance, Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | library, social worker, fruit |
| Production Companies | Harrell |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jason Robards | Murray |
| Barry Gordon | Nick |
| Barbara Harris | Sandra |
| Martin Balsam | Arnold |
| Gene Saks | Leo |
| William Daniels | Albert Amundsen |
| John McMartin | The Man in the Office |
| Philip Bruns | The Man in the Restaurant |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hugh A. Robertson | Sound Editor |
| Charles Fialla | Hairstylist |
| Henry Spitz | Production Manager |
| Dan Eriksen | Assistant Director |
| Jim Shields | Sound Mixer |
| Dick Vorisek | Sound Recordist |
| Herb Gardner | Theatre Play, Screenplay |
| Donisha Walker | Original Music Composer |
| Arthur J. Ornitz | Director of Photography |
| Ralph Rosenblum | Editor |
| George DeTitta Sr. | Set Decoration |
| Herbert F. Mulligan | Set Decoration |
| Ruth Morley | Costume Design |
| Irving Buchman | Makeup Artist |
| Fred Coe | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Herb Gardner | Associate Producer |
| Ralph Rosenblum | Associate Producer |
| Fred Coe | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | George C. Scott | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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