Le Sourire du clown (1999)
Directed by Éric Besnard

Drama / Thriller
aka: The Clown Smiles

Film Synopsis

Ian, an old Russian clown, is tired of living and decides to kill himself, in a dreary hotel room in a large city. He is on the point of performing the fatal act when a shot rings out and a man bursts into his room before dropping dead at the foot of his bed.  This murder is just the starting point for a long and desperate chase...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Éric Besnard
  • Script: Éric Besnard, Lionel Steketee
  • Cinematographer: Pierre Aïm
  • Music: André Ceccarelli
  • Cast: Ticky Holgado (Ian), Bruno Putzulu (Lucas), François Berléand (Drouot), Vincent Elbaz (Smalto), Jean-Claude Dauphin (Vogel), Pascale Arbillot (Hélène), Vanille Attié (Daphnée), Edouard Montoute (Alex), Alexandre Arjilovski (Kiriakov), Yvon Back (De Renn), Jürgen Vogel (Youri), Samir Guesmi (Le chômeur métro), Pierre Cassignard (L'homme violent), Christophe Aquillon (Zamoun), Pascal Jaubert (Sliman), Dioucounda Koma (Morad), Ona Lu Yenke (Farid), Safy Nebbou (Le serveur), Edith Develeyne (La femme flic), Jacques Bonnaffé (Le père Daniel)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 89 min
  • Aka: The Clown Smiles

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