The only surviving print of The Day the Clown Cried has been picked up by the Library of Congress but won’t be shown for at least 10 yearsIt has become one of the most discussed films of all time,despite never being released, but the Los Angeles Times has reported that Jerry Lewis’s controversial comedy The Day the Clown Cried has been acquired by the Library of Congress.
The only known print of the film, and made in 1971 but buried soon after,was bought by the federal cultural institution as fraction of a Jerry Lewis collection. But it reportedly won’t be shown for at least 10 years. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com