Film record

Limelight

1952Feature film137 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · tragicomedy · melodrama · comedy drama · musical film

Credits

Direction

Charlie Chaplin — Directing

Cast

Charlie Chaplin — Acting
Claire Bloom — Acting
Nigel Bruce — Acting
Buster Keaton — Acting
Sydney Chaplin — Acting
Leonard Mudie — Acting
Norman Lloyd — Acting
Geraldine Chaplin — Acting
Q235313 — Acting
Melissa Hayden — Acting
Wheeler Dryden — Acting
Marjorie Bennett — Acting
Snub Pollard — Acting
Charley Rogers — Acting
Cyril Delevanti — Acting
Michael Chaplin — Acting
Oona O'Neill — Acting
Josephine Chaplin — Acting
Harold Miller — Acting
Frank Mills — Acting
Colin Kenny — Acting
Frank Hagney — Acting
Billy Curtis — Acting
Florence Wix — Acting
André Eglevsky — Acting
Charles Chaplin — Acting

Writing

Charlie Chaplin — Screenwriting

Production

Charlie Chaplin — Production

Music

Charlie Chaplin — Music composition

Cinematography

Karl Struss — Cinematography
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
16 Oct 1952Checked 14 Sep 2026
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