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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267698_9241dd.jpg)
Charlie Chaplin
UK
Best movies:
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
The Kid (1921)
The Great Dictator (1940)
![Claire Bloom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270243_d4d2e1.jpg)
Claire Bloom
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The King's Speech (2010)
Limelight (1952)
![Nigel Bruce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274815_a586d9.jpg)
Nigel Bruce
Mexico
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Rebecca (1940)
The Rains Came (1939)
![Buster Keaton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268021_c3d0eb.jpg)
Buster Keaton
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Limelight (1952)
![Sydney Chaplin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353546_5c2549.jpg)
Sydney Chaplin
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
![Norman Lloyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/358/161358826_28c7d6.jpg)
Norman Lloyd
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Limelight (1952)
Spellbound (1945)
![Edna Purviance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272635_28393f.jpg)
Edna Purviance
USA
Best movies:
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
The Kid (1921)
Limelight (1952)
![Harry 'Snub' Pollard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886409_13580a.jpg)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Australia
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Limelight (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
![Geraldine Chaplin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/119/633/119633630_186ced.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/428/161428992_443d04.jpg)
Josephine Chaplin
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Poulet au vinaigre (1985)
![Kenner G. Kemp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/630/161630545_8fe94b.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/975/160975967_38771f.jpg)
Harold Miller
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/163/160163375_d98243.jpg)
Cyril Delevanti
UK
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
![Frank Hagney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/209/160209542_2e8277.jpg)
Frank Hagney
Australia
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Modern Times (1936)
The General (1926)