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Limelight is a 1952 American comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, based on a novella by Chaplin titled Footlights. 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, from killing herself, and both try to get through life. Additional roles are provided by Nigel Bruce, Sydney Earl Chaplin, Wheeler Dryden, and Norman Lloyd, with an appearance by Buster Keaton. In dance scenes, Bloom is doubled by Melissa Hayden.
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Writer
- Charlie Chaplin
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- Release date
- 16 October 1952 · Released
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Comedy Drama · Musical · Melodrama
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Rampenlicht
- Español
- Candilejas
- Français
- Les Feux de la rampe
- Italiano
- Luci della ribalta
- 日本語
- ライムライト
- 한국어
- 라임라이트
- Polski
- Światła rampy
- Português
- Luzes da Ribalta
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