A clown playing God—literally—and accidentally becoming one. Ancient Rome never saw this coming.
Set in Ancient Greece, a street clown Cockian is hired by a Roman Commander to impersonate an imprisoned Christian leader in order to learn the group's secrets, but the clown begins to take his role to heart.
Acting
Dick Latessa's transformation from buffoon to believer is devastating.
Direction
Norman Lloyd's stage-to-screen adaptation keeps theatrical intimacy.
Director
Norman Lloyd
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 1973 off-Broadway musical that ran only 48 performances—this film adaptation is the only surviving record of the entire production.
Released during America's post-Watergate disillusionment, the story of institutional deception and personal complicity landed differently than its creators intended.
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