Starring: Nigel Bruce, Andre Eglevsky, Norman Lloyd, Michael Chaplin, Charles Chaplin Jnr, Melissa Hayden, Geraldine Chaplin, Sydney Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Buster Keaton, Marjorie Bennett, Wheeler Dryden, Charlie Chaplin, Josephine Chaplin

Directed by: Charlie Chaplin

"Few cinema artists have delved into their own lives and emotions with such ruthlessness and such moving results" - Time Out Film Guide

A young dancer wants to know if the white-haired gentleman who saved her life is Calvero, the great music hall comedian. "I was", the gent replies.

Charles Chaplin's 'Limelight' is a glimmering homage to what was; a proud look at a bygone entertainment era and a bittersweet tale of an artist passing the torch to a new generation. Chaplin portrays Calvero (The 'Tramp Comedian' - per an old theatre poster in his dressing room), who rescues a distraught ballerina (Claire Bloom), from suicide and mentors her to success.

Among the film's highlights is a musical routine that's anything but routine in the hands of legend Chaplin and stone-faced Buster Keaton. The extraordinary score by Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell earned the screen legend his only competetive Oscar.

All-new digital transfer from Chaplin family vault picture and audio elements.

Technical Details

Certification: U
Duration: 145 mins
Cat. No: 3010S(20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT)
Category: Comedy:General

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