Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016)
Overview
Since the early days, Jerry Lewis—in the line of Chaplin, Keaton and Laurel—had the masses laughing with his visual gags, pantomime sketches and signature slapstick humor. Yet Lewis was far more than just a clown. He was also a groundbreaking filmmaker whose unquenchable curiosity led him to write, produce, stage and direct many of the films he appeared in, resulting in such adored classics as The Bellboy, The Ladies Man, The Errand Boy, and The Nutty Professor.
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| Original Language | fr |
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Directed By
Grégory Monro
Crew
Ian Ayres
Robert de Young
Darrell Martin
Philippe Baillon
Christiane Graziani
Nicolas Le Gal
Éric Ellena
Stephan Wellink
Grégory Monro
Grégory Monro
TOP CAST
Jerry Lewis
Self (archive footage)
Martin Scorsese
Self
Sean Hayes
Self
Pierre Étaix
Self
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self
Louis Malle
Self (archive footage)
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