In 1972, the actor directed and starred in a film about a circus performer sent to a concentration camp where he must entertain Jewish children headed for the gas chambers, but it was never released.

Jerry Lewis’ son, Chris Lewis, has been searching for his late father’s most controversial film — one that never saw the light of day in its entirety. In 1972, the comedian left Hollywood for Europe ...

Jerry Lewis’ unlikeliest project was also his unluckiest — so unlucky that it might never be finished. For a certain kind of movie buff, it is one of the last White Whales of lost cinema. In 1972, ...