Cinematic background from A Thousand Clowns 1965 - 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.

A Thousand Clowns

1965

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directors:
Fred Coe
Writers:
Herb Gardner
Official poster of A Thousand Clowns 1965 directed by Fred Coe
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man taking a picture of a boy with a camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – An old black and white photo of a row of houses; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man walking down the steps of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man standing next to another man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man riding a bike; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and a woman standing next to each other on the sidewalk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A woman standing on the side of the road in front of a car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Two people standing on a roof top in a city; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black - and - white photo of people walking on a busy street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and a boy standing next to each other on a boat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and a woman walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man in a suit and a hat walking down a sidewalk; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Two people riding bicycles down a street with a car in the background; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – An old black and white photo of people walking down a street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and a woman in front of a mirror in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and a young boy are standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and a boy sitting next to each other on the water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and two women wearing bunny ears; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man in a suit holding a paper bag; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man sitting on a stool holding a cup; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Two men and a woman wearing bunny ears; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man sitting on the ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – An older man and a young boy hugging each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man sitting on a dock looking at the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man talking on a phone while sitting on a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – An old photo of an older man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man standing in front of another man in front of a television; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and a woman are talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a stack of books; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man in a suit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man standing on top of a building near a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man walking down a city street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Two young men are playing the ukulele together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man in front of a building; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A young man standing next to an older man in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of people walking on a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and a woman holding hands while walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man holding a tie in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – An old photo of a man and a young girl; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man taking a picture of another man on a boat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man and a woman holding hands while walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man eating ice cream; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man holding a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a crowd of people marching down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – An older man wearing a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man wearing a hat that says chuckies; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man in a hat and a suit is crossing the street in front of a taxi cab; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man in a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A young man standing on a rooftop looking off into the distance; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Two men standing on a bench in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man holding a paper bag; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A man squatting on the ground in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A black and white photo of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Thousand Clowns” (1965), directed by Fred Coe – Black and white photograph of a man sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle