"Explores Jerry Lewis' unreleased 1972 film "The Day the Clown Cried," its mysterious disappearance, and the search for footage. Includes interviews with Lewis' associates and previously unseen production content."
Jerry Lewis
as Self
Martin Scorsese
Harry Shearer
Hans Crispin
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Tomas Bolme
Pierre Étaix
Jan Kotschak
Rune Hjelm
Peter Kropénin
Rune Ericson
Jonas Bergström
Lars Amble
David Cross
as Self (archive footage)
Jean-Luc Godard
Dick Cavett
Howard Stern
Gilbert Gottfried
Sarah Silverman
Rob Reiner
Mel Brooks
Susie Essman
Larry Charles
David Steinberg
Lisa Lampanelli
Dean Martin
Rocco Botte
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harriet Andersson
as Ada Doork (archive footage)
Bobbie Wygant
Michael Lurie
Director
Eric Friedler
Robert Edwards
Executive Producer
Jeffrey Giles
Producer
Ferne Pearlstein
Sohar Solomon
Co-Producer
Eric Sonnenburg
Associate Producer
Thore Vollert
Wim Wenders
Alexandre Precht
Original Music Composer
James Stolz
Director of Photography
Thilo Heidermann-May
Editor
Lasse Kröger
Mixing Engineer
Thalia Jung
Visual Effects
Besar Kallfa
Elisa Regge
Peter Krajewski
Camera Operator
Bradley Greer
Colorist
Writer