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Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clown Movie

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The Struggle of Serious Comedy

This chapter explores the ambitious attempt by comedian Jerry Lewis to create a serious film about the Holocaust, highlighting the historical context of American cinema in the early 1970s. It discusses the risks and challenges he faced while confronting a sensitive topic that Hollywood largely avoided at the time.

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