YMMV / The Day the Clown Cried

• Common Knowledge: Some people are under the impression the movie is a comedy in the vein of Life Is Beautiful due to the involvement of Jerry Lewis. In reality, it's a drama that happens to star a Sad Clown.
• Mis-blamed: Many people believe this was Lewis' project alone. While he did write the final treatment and direct it, the original script was around for a decade before he was involved and, as mentioned in the synopsis, there were many problems with the production that he had nothing to do with.

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