Based on the best-selling novel by Nobel-laureate Heinrich Böll, this drama is a passionate indictment of Catholicism. Hans Schnier (Helmut Griem) has earned his living as a clown, though he is in fact a very covert sort of social critic. After enduring a difficult childhood in Bonn during the Second World War, including his mother's fanatic Nazism, he is appalled to discover many of the people he knows and loves swept deeply into involvement in the Catholic Church.
Credits
The Clown Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Eva Maria Meineke
She was 52, 94 years old when she died
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as The Mother |
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Jan Niklas
He was 28, now 77 years old
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as Leo, Hans’ Bruder |
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Helga Anders
She was 28, 38 years old when she died
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as Sabine |
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Helmut Griem
He was 43, 72 years old when he died
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as Hans Schnier |
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Hanna Schygulla
She was 32, now 81 years old
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as Marie |
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Rainer Basedow
He was 37, now 86 years old
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as Zohnerer, Schniers Agent |
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Hans Christian Blech
He was 60, 78 years old when he died
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as Derkum |
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Claudia Butenuth
She was 29, 69 years old when she died
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as Monika Silvs |
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Dirk Dautzenberg
He was 54, 87 years old when he died
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as Herr Silvs |
The Clown Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Vojtěch Jasný as Director. He was 50 (93) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Vojtěch Jasný as Screenplay. He was 50 (93) years old when He died
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Writing |
