Limelight

★★★★★

Turkish title: Sahne Işıkları

“The masterpiece of laughter and tears from the master of comedy!”

1952 · 2 h 17 min

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

ComedyDramaMusical

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin Claire Bloom

Credits

Written by: Charles Chaplin

Plot

An ageing comedian saves a young dancer.

Sinekatalog’s take

Charlie Chaplin's late, tender drama of an ageing comedian and a young dancer is sentimental and deeply felt. It features the only screen pairing of Chaplin and Buster Keaton, and its reflection on fading fame is touching.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (24,331 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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