Limelight
A fading music-hall comedian strives to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk again and to feel confident about life once more.
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Buster Keaton
Robert Aldrich
Jack Verne
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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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The directors of Limelight are Buster Keaton, Robert Aldrich, and Jack Verne.
The cast of Limelight includes Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Street Musician, Harold Miller as Dinner Guest (uncredited), Norman Lloyd as Bodalink, Rudy Germane as Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited), Victor Romito as Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited), Cap Somers as Music Hall Patron (uncredited), John Alban as Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited), Paul Bradley as Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited), Jack Deery as Emissary - Dress Circle (uncredited), Stuart Holmes as Dinner Guest (uncredited), Kenner G. Kemp as Pub Extra (uncredited), Claire Bloom as Thereza 'Terry' Ambrose, and more.
The duration of Limelight is 2h 17 mins.
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Limelight was released on 16 Oct 1952.
Limelight is listed under Romance, Drama, Music, and Comedy on Fanbiz.
Limelight has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 10.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 great..."
