Farewell Mister Grock (1950)
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.
- Released
- 1950-01-19
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Bluette Christin-Falaize, Nino Constantini, Pierre Billon
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Grock as Adrien Wettach, aka 'Grock'
- Suzy Prim as Countess Barinoff
- Héléna Manson as Aunt Pauline
- Alfonso Bovino as Italian child Alphonso
- Charles Lemontier as Mr. Durand
- Maurice Régamey as Bourquain
- Nadine Rousseau as Madame Wettach
- Monique Marqueret as Adelaide, his daughter
- Georges Chamarat as Father Wattach
- Ted Rémy as Adrian, young man
- Adrien Osperi as Adrien, child
- Peter Graham as Lord Peter