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Box office. $8 million. Limelight is a 1952 American comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, based on a novella by Chaplin titled Footlights. [2] The score was composed by Chaplin and arranged by Ray Rasch . The film stars Chaplin as a washed-up comedian who saves a suicidal dancer, played by Claire Bloom ...
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- Charlie Chaplin
- October 23, 1952 (United States)
Limelight: Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton. A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
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Charlie Chaplin plays an old clown who saves a young ballet dancer in this bittersweet comedy. The film features his final slapstick scene with Buster Keaton and his farewell to the stage.
Limelight is a 1952 American comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin 🎭 It's ok, but I feel mixed about this one 😉 I'd recommend it if you like this ...
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Limelight is a 1952 film by Charlie Chaplin that depicts the twilight of a former vaudeville star and the romance of a ballerina in a London flat. The film features Buster Keaton in a cameo and a new 4K restoration with special features and interviews.
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Limelight, British sentimental drama film, released in 1952, that was written, directed, and produced by Charlie Chaplin, who was inspired by his experiences as a child and young man performing in music halls. The once-famous clown Calvero (played by Chaplin) is sunk in alcoholic despair. After he rescues Terry ( Claire Bloom ), a young ...
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Smelling gas, a man named Calvero breaks down the door of an apartment in the building where he lives, and finds a young woman trying to commit suicide. She is Thereza 'Terry' Ambrose, a ballerina. On advice from the attending physician, Calvero decides not to report it to the police, as attempted suicide is a criminal offense.
