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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2003.
Description:	2 videodiscs (141 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English French
Series:	Chaplin collection
Subject:	Comedians -- Drama. Ballet dancers -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Ballet dancers. Comedians. Man-woman relationships. Feature films. Comedy films. Comedy films. Drama. Feature films.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6482580

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other uniform titles:	Chaplin today, Limelight (Motion picture) Professor (Motion picture)
Other authors / contributors:	Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977. Bloom, Claire, 1931- Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966. Chaplin, Syd, 1885-1965. Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953. Celebrated Film Players Corp. Warner Home Video (Firm)
ISBN:	0790771667 9780790771663
Notes:	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. Director of photography, Karl Struss ; editor, Joseph Engel ; music, Charles Chaplin. Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Buster Keaton, Sidney Chaplin, Nigel Bruce. DVD. In English or French with subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai and Korean.
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.
Awards:	Academy Award winner for best original musical score.
Standard no.:	085393764920
Publisher's no.:	37649 Warner Home Video

Description
Summary:	A World War I-era London Vaudevillian mentors a young ballerina to success...and steps aside when he finds her growing feelings for him may harm her chances for romance with a young suitor. Includes many Special Features.
Item Description:	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.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (141 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Awards:	Academy Award winner for best original musical score.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Karl Struss ; editor, Joseph Engel ; music, Charles Chaplin.
ISBN:	0790771667 9780790771663