Jerry Lewis: Will his infamous 'lost' film ever be seen?

Jerry Lewis: Will his infamous 'lost' film ever be seen?

The death of US comedy legend Jerry Lewis has prompted renewed interest in his notorious "lost film", The Day the Clown Cried.

The unreleased movie follows a clown who is sent to a concentration camp and told to lead children to their deaths.

Lewis, who has died at the age of 91, gave his copy of the film to the US Library of Congress.

In 2015, the library confirmed it would be shown to scholars and members of the public - but not before June 2024.

Some, however, are not prepared to wait that long.

"RIP jerry lewis, release 'the day the clown cried' immediately," wrote one Twitter user on Sunday.

"Is it horrible that my first thought upon hearing about Jerry Lewis's death is 'now they can release The Day The Clown Cried'?" asked Paul DeBruler.
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