Limelight [videorecording] / Celebrated Films Corporation ; produced and directed by Charles Chaplin ; original story and screenplay by Charles Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton. Originally issued as a motion picture in 1952. Special features include: Chaplin today - Limelight a documentary, an introduction by David Robinson, a deleted scene, the complete musical score, Chaplin reading chapters from Footlights, an uncompleted short titled The professor, home movies, photo gallery, poster gallery, theatrical trailer, scenes from films in the Chaplin collection.
Summary:
Set in 1914 London, the film stars Chaplin as an aging music hall comic who's convinced he can no longer move people to laughter. But he gets a final opportunity to shine when he saves a young, equally desperate ballet dancer from suicide, then guides her to triumph on the stage.
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