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1952 Certificate U
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Silent film legend Charlie Chaplin plays an ageing music-hall comedian who befriends a young dancer (Claire Bloom) who has attempted suicide. Highlights include a famous Chaplin-Buster Keaton comedy skit as the two comedians portray faded stars seeking an audience in a changing world. Read more

Starring Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Buster Keaton, Sydney Chaplin
Director Charlie Chaplin
Genres Comedy

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Charlie Chaplin - Limelight

Silent film legend Charlie Chaplin plays an ageing music-hall comedian who befriends a young dancer (Claire Bloom) who has attempted suicide. Highlights include a famous Chaplin-Buster Keaton comedy skit as the two comedians portray faded stars seeking an audience in a changing world.

Starring Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Buster Keaton, Sydney Chaplin, Nigel Bruce, Norman Lloyd, Melissa Hayden, Andre Eglevsky
Director Charlie Chaplin
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 25 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 22 Sep 2003
Production year: 1952
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Charlie Chaplin - Limelight (1952)

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  • Chaplin's final film before his exile in Europe is far and away his most personal: he recreates the London of his... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Classic Chaplin

    I had not viewed this movie for over 30 years and found it very dated.The story is firmly stuck in its time of making

    and as such was not a happy revisit.

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    A Really Brilliant Masterpiece

    Chaplin later in his carreer made this talkie. It isn't full of slapstick comedy but it really is a masterpiece. A sweet but sad tale of an old washed up performer and a young girl in need of rescuing from the nightmare that is her life. Sometimes you will laugh and sometimes you will feel like crying. Yes, compared to modern films it is not what you will be used to but you'd be stupid not to watch it.

      • thomas burgess from basildon
      • Posted 04 Nov 2005 19:58

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      Silent film legend Charlie Chaplin plays an ageing music-hall comedian who befriends a young dancer (Claire Bloom) who has attempted suicide. Highlights include a famous Chaplin-Buster Keaton comedy skit as the two comedians portray faded stars seeking an audience in a changing world....