Limelight
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1952
2h 17m
G
English
Romance, Drama, Music
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A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
Limelight
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
Calvero
Thereza 'Terry' Ambrose
Postant
Calvero's Partner
Neville
Bodalink
Dancer - Harlequin
Dancer - Columbine
Mrs. Sybil Alsop
Thereza's Doctor
John Redfern
Claudius
Maid
Dr. Blake - Calvero's Doctor
Street Musician
Street Musician
Street Musician
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Actor Backstage (uncredited)
Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Clown (uncredited)
Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)
Directed By: Charlie Chaplin
Written By: Charlie Chaplin (Screenplay)
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barrymost
4 years ago
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. More
manicure
/10 4 years ago
"Limelight" is not Charlie Chaplin's last film, but definitely the one that served as his farewell. It's a bittersweet, tremendously old-fashioned film that could have been as well a piece of theatre, but that despite his obvious flaws and schmaltzy philosophy deserves a place in eve More
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