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Overview

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7.9/10   4,786 votes
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Director:
Charles Chaplin
Writers:
Charles Chaplin (story)
Charles Chaplin (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
29 October 1952 (Argentina) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find meaning and hope in their lives. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Actor Sydney Chaplin, Son Of Charles Chaplin, Dead At Age 82
 (From CinemaRetro. 9 March 2009, 3:39 PM, PDT)

Chaplin's Son Dead
 (From WENN. 5 March 2009, 5:35 PM, PST)

User Comments:
A touching story about a ballerina & a clown! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charles Chaplin ... Calvero
Claire Bloom ... Terry, a Dancer
Nigel Bruce ... Postant, an Impresario

Buster Keaton ... Calvero's Partner
Sydney Chaplin ... Neville
Norman Lloyd ... Bodalink
Andre Eglevsky ... Dancer
Melissa Hayden ... Dancer
Marjorie Bennett ... Mrs. Alsop
Wheeler Dryden ... Thereza's Doctor
Barry Bernard ... John Redfern
Stapleton Kent ... Claudius
Mollie Glessing ... Maid
Leonard Mudie ... Dr. Blake (as Leonard Mudi)
Loyal Underwood ... Street Musician
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Additional Details

Runtime:
137 min | USA:141 min (initial release) | UK:147 min (London premiere)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The final film that Charles Chaplin produced in America. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: During the final comedy act, the pianist uses "polygrip" pliers to cut the piano-strings, which is impossible. To cut strings you need cutting pliers. more
Quotes:
Calvero: There's something about working the streets I like. It's the tramp in me I suppose. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
A touching story about a ballerina & a clown!, 25 October 1998
Author: Juha Rislakki from Brussels, Belgium

Charles Chaplin is, at least for me, the best film maker of all time. And Limelight is his best film. It is one of the 10 films I have given 100/100.

The film is about this old comedian who can't find himself a job. He saves a young girl who tried to commit suicide. Well, they become friends and stuff.

Simply the film is perfect. There is nothing bad I could say about it. Well, maybe the ballet scene was too long (but maybe I just can't concentrate enough). The script, the music, the actors, the whole philosophical structure of the film! They are all perfect. And the end of the film is something so beautiful that you really have to see it.

If there is one thing you have to see, make sure it'll be Chaplin's Limelight!

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