| Edition |
DVD edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (137 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm) |
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DVD digital optical mono Dolby Digital rda |
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DVD NTSC rda |
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DVD video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures. lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 756 |
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Criterion collection ; 756.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; fullscreen (1.37:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 1.0, mono. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton, Sydney Chaplin, Norman Lloyd, Andre Eglevsky, Melissa Hayden, Marjorie Bennett. |
| Credits |
Music composed by Charles Chaplin ; arranged by Ray Rasch and Charles Chaplin ; conducted by Keith Williams ; director of photography, Karl Struss ; art director, Eugene Lourie ; editor, Joe Inge ; wardrobe designed by Riley Thorne ; choreography by Andre Eglevsky, Melissa Hayden, Charles Chaplin. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 1951; released in 1952; copyright held by Celebrated Films Corp. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer/director's most touching films. Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy ballerina who lives downstairs. |
| Contents |
disc 1. [Feature film] -- disc 2. [Special features]. |
| Note |
Special features, disc 2: Chaplin's "Limelight": Its evolution and intimacy (a new video essay by Charlie Chaplin biographer David Robinson); Claire Bloom and Norman Lloyd (new interviews with the actors from 2015 and 2012); Chaplin today: "Limelight" (a 2002 documentary on the film); Outtake (scene involving an old, armless friend of Calvero's that was removed before the film's worldwide distribution); Charlie Chaplin reads from Footlights (archival audio recording of Charlie Chaplin reading two short excerpts from his novella Footlights which is the basis for Limelight); Short films: A night in the show (1915 ; 25 min., accompanied by a 2014 score by composer Timothy Brock), The professor (1919 ; 7 min., uncomplete film); Trailers. Booklet includes an essay by critic Peter von Bagh. |
| Subject |
Comedians -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Ballet dancers -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Vaudeville -- Drama.
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Ballet dancers. (OCoLC)fst00826041
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Comedians. (OCoLC)fst00869077
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (OCoLC)fst01030677
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Vaudeville. (OCoLC)fst01164609
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England -- London.
(OCoLC)fst01204271
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, screenwriter, film director, actor, composer (expression), arranger of music.
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Bloom, Claire, 1931- actor.
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Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953, actor.
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Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966, actor.
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Chaplin, Sydney, actor.
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Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021 actor.
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Eglevsky, André, actor.
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Hayden, Melissa, actor.
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Bennett, Marjorie, 1894-1982, actor.
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Rasch, Ray, 1917-1964, arranger of music.
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Williams, Keith, 1924-2008, conductor.
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Struss, Karl, 1886-1981, director of photography.
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Lourié, Eugene, art director.
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Inge, Joe, editor of moving image work.
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Thorne, Riley, costume designer.
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Robinson, David, 1930- filmmaker.
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Brock, Timothy, composer (expression)
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Bagh, Peter von, 1943-2014, writer of supplementary textual content.
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Celebrated Productions, production company.
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United Artists (Firm), film distributor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781604659948 |
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1604659947 |
| Standard No. |
715515146319 |
| Music No. |
CC2482DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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CC2482D The Criterion Collection |
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CC2482D-1 The Criterion Collection (disc 1) |
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CC2482D-2 The Criterion Collection (disc 2) |
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