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Limelight(1952)

The masterpiece of laughter and tears from the master of comedy!

Romance Drama Music Comedy

Status: Released
Release date: 1952-10-16
Runtime: 2h 17m
Rating: 7.9 / 10 (606 votes)
Original language: en
Certification: G
Budget: $900,000
Revenue: $1,000,000
Popularity: 4
Adult content: No

Overview

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Crew highlights

Directors

Charlie Chaplin

Writers

Charlie Chaplin - Screenplay

Producers

Charlie Chaplin

Cast

Charlie Chaplin portrait

Charlie Chaplin

Calvero

Claire Bloom portrait

Claire Bloom

Thereza 'Terry' Ambrose

Nigel Bruce portrait

Limelight (1952) | teasertrack

Nigel Bruce

Postant

Buster Keaton portrait

Buster Keaton

Calvero's Partner

Sydney Chaplin portrait

Sydney Chaplin

Neville

Norman Lloyd portrait

Norman Lloyd

Bodalink

Andre Eglevsky portrait

Andre Eglevsky

Dancer - Harlequin

Melissa Hayden portrait

Melissa Hayden

Dancer - Columbine

Marjorie Bennett portrait

Marjorie Bennett

Mrs. Sybil Alsop

Wheeler Dryden portrait

Wheeler Dryden

Thereza's Doctor

Barry Bernard portrait

Barry Bernard

John Redfern

Stapleton Kent

Claudius

Molly Glessing

Maid

Leonard Mudie portrait

Leonard Mudie

Dr. Blake - Calvero's Doctor

Loyal Underwood portrait

Loyal Underwood

Street Musician

Harry 'Snub' Pollard portrait

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Street Musician

Julian Ludwig

Street Musician

Billy Lee Aimone

Little Boy (uncredited)

Production details

Production companies

Celebrated Productions
Celebrated Productions
United Artists

Countries

United States of America

Spoken languages

English

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Keywords

clownballet dancerblack and white

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Videos & trailers

Limelight (1952) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Trailer

Claire Bloom on Charlie Chaplin

Featurette · Official

Three Reasons: Limelight

Featurette · Official

Limelight and Cabaret Win Music Awards: 1973 Oscars

Featurette · Official

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