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Farewell Mister Grock (1950)
Directed by Pierre Billon
Overview
The life of Adrien Wettach, famous in the annals of the circus under the name of Grock, world famous Swiss clown. A series of images from Épinal, retracing the career of a European artist, within the framework of world history. Lots of children, wars, an eccentric Russian countess, Countess Barinoff, who grows old admiring the clown, and a very long quibble about a party wall, all serve to highlight the star’s final number.
Length 107 minutes
Actors
Grock | Suzy Prim | Héléna Manson | Alfonso Bovino | Charles Lemontier | Maurice Régamey | Nadine Rousseau | Monique Marqueret | Georges Chamarat | Ted Rémy | Adrien Osperi | Peter Graham | Axel Scholtz | Jean-Jacques Domenge | Paul Oettly | Philipp Gruß | Camille Gari | Marcel Pérès | Louis Maiss | Henry Cassidy | Jacques Marcerou | Louis de Funès | Made Siamé | Nicolas Amato | Marfa d'Hervilly | Yvonne Dany | Gil Delamare | Jo Dest | Alwin Emmert | Arsenio Freignac | Albert Malbert | Alexandre Mihalesco | Frédéric Moriss | Marcel Rouzé | Eliane Salmon | Evelyne Salmon | Raymond Vernière | Roger Vincent