Directed by:
Charlie ChaplinScreenplay:
Charlie ChaplinCinematography:
Karl StrussComposer:
Charlie ChaplinCast:
Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton, Sydney Chaplin, Norman Lloyd, Edna Purviance, Harry 'Snub' Pollard, Geraldine Chaplin (more)Plots(1)
Limelight tells the story of a fading music hall comedian's efforts to help a despondent ballet dancer learn both to walk and feel confident about life again. The highlight of this moving, Academy Award-winning film is the classic duet with Chaplin's only real artistic film comedy rival, Buster Keaton. (Artificial Eye)
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
UK
Best movies:
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
The Kid (1921)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Claire Bloom
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The King's Speech (2010)
Limelight (1952)
Nigel Bruce
Mexico
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Rebecca (1940)
The Rains Came (1939)
Buster Keaton
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Limelight (1952)
Sydney Chaplin
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
Norman Lloyd
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Limelight (1952)
Spellbound (1945)
Edna Purviance
USA
Best movies:
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
The Kid (1921)
Limelight (1952)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Australia
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Limelight (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Geraldine Chaplin
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Michael Chaplin
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
A King in New York (1957)
A Little Love Package (2022)
Oona Chaplin
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Charles Chaplin Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
One Man Mutiny (1955)
High School Confidential! (1958)
Josephine Chaplin
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Poulet au vinaigre (1985)
Kenner G. Kemp
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Limelight (1952)
Sam Harris
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Harold Miller
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Frank Mills
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
Limelight (1952)
Fury (1936)
Colin Kenny
Ireland
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Cyril Delevanti
UK
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Frank Hagney
Australia
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Modern Times (1936)
The General (1926)