The Clown
The Clown1976
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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.
DirectorVojtěch JasnýCinematographyWalter LassallyScreenplayVojtěch JasnýStudioIndependent Film Heinz Angermeyer
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Helmut GriemHans Schnier | Hans Schnier |
 Hanna SchygullaMarie | Marie |
 Eva Maria MeinekeThe Mother | The Mother |
 Hans Christian BlechDerkum | Derkum |
 Jan NiklasLeo, Hans’ Bruder | Leo, Hans’ Bruder |
 Helga AndersSabine | Sabine |
 Rainer BasedowZohnerer, Schniers Agent | Zohnerer, Schniers Agent |
 Claudia ButenuthMonika Silvs | Monika Silvs |
 Dirk DautzenbergHerr Silvs | Herr Silvs |
| GGustav Rudolf SellnerNot listed | Not listed |
 Alexander MayNot listed | Not listed |
| BBen HeckerNot listed | Not listed |
 Wolfram KochNot listed | Not listed |