The Clown (film)
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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.
1976 in film
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West German
West Germany
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film directed by Vojtěch Jasný
Vojtech Jasný
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. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name
The Clown (novel)
The Clown is a 1963 novel by West German writer Heinrich Böll.-Plot:Hans Schnier is the "Clown" of the novel's title. He is twenty-seven years old from a very wealthy family. At the beginning of the story he arrives in Bonn, Germany. As a clown, he had to travel across the country from city to...
by Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll
Heinrich Böll
Heinrich Theodor Böll was one of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers. Böll was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1967 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.- Biography :...
. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 49th Academy Awards
49th Academy Awards
The 49th Academy Awards were presented March 28, 1977, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, and Warren Beatty....
for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
, but did not manage to receive a nomination.