1952 · 137 min · G

Limelight

Name: Limelight
Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Released: 1952
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton, Sydney Chaplin

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Romance, Drama, Comedy

Limelight (1952) is a Romance film, directed by Charlie Chaplin set in London during the 1910s. It runs 137 minutes and is rated G.

Themes of mortality & aging and love & longing run throughout.

Composer

Charlie Chaplin

Cinematography

Karl Struss

Cast

Charlie ChaplinClaire BloomNigel BruceBuster KeatonSydney ChaplinNorman LloydAndre EglevskyMelissa Hayden

The world of this film

Setting

Where

London

Setting

Urban

When

1910s

Premise & themes

Themes

Mortality & Aging Love & Longing

Tone

Melancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Limelight

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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