Film
Limelight
1952 · 2h 17m · Romance · Drama · Music
The masterpiece of laughter and tears from the master of comedy!
- IMDb
- 8.0
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 88%
- Metacritic
- 84
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Overview
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
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Cast
Charlie Chaplin
Calvero
Claire Bloom
Thereza 'Terry' Ambrose
Nigel Bruce
Postant
Buster Keaton
Calvero's Partner
Sydney Chaplin
Neville
Norman Lloyd
Bodalink
Andre Eglevsky
Dancer - Harlequin
Melissa Hayden
Dancer - Columbine
Marjorie Bennett
Mrs. Sybil Alsop
Wheeler Dryden
Thereza's Doctor
Barry Bernard
John Redfern
Stapleton Kent
Claudius
Molly Glessing
Maid
Leonard Mudie
Dr. Blake - Calvero's Doctor
Loyal Underwood
Street Musician
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Street Musician
Crew
- Charlie ChaplinProducer · Original Music Composer · Director · Screenplay
- Karl StrussDirector of Photography
- Joe IngeEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 16, 1952
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $900,000
- Revenue
- $1,000,000
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, Music, Comedy
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