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Limelight
The masterpiece of laughter and tears from the master of comedy!
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
- Original title
- Limelight
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $900,000
- Revenue
- $1,000,000
barrymost
Jul 14, 2020 · via TMDB
Chaplin's masterpiece about the bittersweet romance between an aging, washed-up comedienne and the suicidal ballet dancer he rescues and takes under his wing is one of the greatest dramas I have ever seen. It's a marvelous turn by Chaplin, who also directed, wrote the story and composed the score. Claire Bloom is simply wonderful as Chaplin's despondent lover. Also notable is the singular teaming of the two Silent Era greats, Chaplin and Buster Keaton, who appears late in the film. The striking backstage story just gets better and better as it goes on, and every moment of the film is utterly worth it. When it comes to its heartbreaking crescendo of love, comedy, drama and one last give-it-your-all chance to shine in the spotlight, only the dourest of viewers could fail to shed a tear.
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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
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Wheeler Dryden
Thereza's Doctor
Barry Bernard
John Redfern
Leonard Mudie
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Loyal Underwood
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Charles Chaplin, Jr.
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Geraldine Chaplin
Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)
Josephine Chaplin
Child on Steps (uncredited)
Michael Chaplin
Child on Steps (uncredited)
Oona O'Neill Chaplin
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Harry Crocker
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Billy Curtis
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Cyril Delevanti
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Tim Durant
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Dorothy Ford
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Charlie Hall
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Stuart Holmes
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Sherry Moreland
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Extra in Dress Circle (uncredited)
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Charley Rogers
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Cap Somers
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Eugène Lourié
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Andre Eglevsky
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Charlie Chaplin
Choreographer
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Charlie Chaplin
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Charlie Chaplin
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Charlie Chaplin
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Charlie Chaplin
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Charlie Chaplin
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Oct 23, 1952
Astor and Trans Lux Theatres, New York City, New York
