---
title: 'The Clown (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vojtěch Jasný'
released: '1976-01-14'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-clown-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072650/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Clown (1976)

1976 · 111 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Ansichten eines Clowns

## Synopsis

The Clown is a 1976 West German film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 49th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vojtěch Jasný](https://cinepixo.com/people/vojtech-jasny)
- **Screenplay:** [Vojtěch Jasný](https://cinepixo.com/people/vojtech-jasny)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eberhard Schoener](https://cinepixo.com/people/eberhard-schoener)
- **Producer:** [Heinz Angermeyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-angermeyer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walter Lassally](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-lassally)
- **Editor:** [Dagmar Hirtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/dagmar-hirtz)

## Cast

- [Rudolf Sellner](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-sellner)
- [Ben Hecker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecker)
- [Eva Eschenbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-eschenbach)
- [Susanne Seidler](https://cinepixo.com/people/susanne-seidler)
- [Helmut Griem](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-griem) as Hans Schnier
- [Hanna Schygulla](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanna-schygulla)
- [Claudia Butenuth](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-butenuth)
- [Wolfram Koch](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfram-koch)
- [Alexander May](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-may)
- [Eva Maria Meineke](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-maria-meineke)
- [Jan Niklas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-niklas)
- [Helga Anders](https://cinepixo.com/people/helga-anders)
- [Hans Christian Blech](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-christian-blech)
- [Dirk Dautzenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/dirk-dautzenberg)
- [Rainer Basedow](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-basedow)

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