Twenty-four hours of the life of a clown

Twenty-four hours of the life of a clown is a film French of Jean-Pierre Melville left in 1945, with for main actors the famous clowns Antonnet and Beby then, high-speed motorboats of the circus Medrano with Paris.

This film advances to us, in the universe and the intimacy of these famous artists at the time (the Forties) and now forgotten.

Its title is a reference with the novel of Stefan Zweig, Twenty-four Hours of the life of a woman .

Data sheet

  • Realization: Jean-Pierre Melville

  • Scenario and Adaptation: Jean-Pierre Melville
  • Assistants: Carlos Villardebo, Michel Clement
  • Operator: Gustave Raulet, assisted of Andre Villard
  • Assembly: Monique Bonnot
  • Production: Jean-Pierre Melville
  • Film 35mm, black and white
  • Lasted: short film of 22mn

Distribution

  • Beby Corn: A clown

  • Antonnet: Another clown

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