Jerry Lewis - From Darkness to Light (2025)
Jerry Lewis versuchte 1972 ein bis dahin unvorstellbares Filmprojekt: Ein Clown in einem Konzentrationslager. Als Autor, Regisseur und Hauptdarsteller des Films "The Day The Clown Cried" verließ er kurz vor Ende der Dreharbeiten das Set, nahm das Material mit und sprach nicht mehr darüber. Nach intensiver Recherche wurden die Originalbänder gefunden, restauriert und im Produktionskontext präsentiert. Die Dokumentation erzählt spannend wie ein True‑Crime-Fall wie Lewis einen deutschen Clown in einem KZ spielen wollte, lange bevor andere Regisseure den Holocaust auf der Leinwand darstellten. Wegbegleiter wie Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, Martin Scorsese und selbst Lewis erläutern die enormen Herausforderungen des Projekts.
Die Regisseur: Michael Lurie, Eric Friedler.
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Jerry Lewis as Self |
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Martin Scorsese as Self |
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Harry Shearer as Self |
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Hans Crispin as Self |
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Jean-Jacques Beineix as Self |
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Tomas Bolme as Self |
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Pierre Étaix as Self |
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Jan Kotschak as Self |
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Rune Hjelm as Self |
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Peter Kropénin as Self |
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Rune Ericson as Self |
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Jonas Bergström as Self |
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Lars Amble as Self |
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David Cross as Self (archive footage) |
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Jean-Luc Godard as Self (archive footage) |
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Dick Cavett as Self (archive footage) |
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Howard Stern as Self (archive footage) |
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Gilbert Gottfried as Self (archive footage) |
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Sarah Silverman as Self (archive footage) |
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Rob Reiner as Self (archive footage) |
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Mel Brooks as Self (archive footage) |
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Susie Essman as Self (archive footage) |
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Larry Charles as Self (archive footage) |
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David Steinberg as Self (archive footage) |
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Lisa Lampanelli as Self (archive footage) |
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Dean Martin as Self (archive footage) |
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Rocco Botte as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Harriet Andersson as Ada Doork (archive footage) |
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Bobbie Wygant as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Michael Lurie | Director |
| Directing | Eric Friedler | Director |
| Production | Robert Edwards | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeffrey Giles | Producer |
| Production | Ferne Pearlstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sohar Solomon | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eric Sonnenburg | Associate Producer |
| Production | Thore Vollert | Producer |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Alexandre Precht | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James Stolz | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Thilo Heidermann-May | Editor |
| Editing | Thilo Heidermann-May | Editor |
| Crew | Lasse Kröger | Mixing Engineer |
| Visual Effects | Thalia Jung | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Besar Kallfa | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Elisa Regge | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Peter Krajewski | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Bradley Greer | Colorist |
| Writing | Eric Friedler | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Lurie | Writer |