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6.1An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a bitter tone about his fate, and takes us through his fame, as he ruins it with womanizing and drink, and his fall, as a lonely, bitter old man unable to reconcile his life's disappointments. The movie is based loosely on the life of Buster Keaton.
Released: 1969-11-1995 minDir: Carl ReinerComedy, Drama
Cast
- Dick Van Dyke as Billy Bright
- Michele Lee as Mary Gibson
- Mickey Rooney as Cockeye
- Cornel Wilde as Frank Powers
- Nina Wayne as Sybil Atlas
- Pert Kelton as Mama Bell
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1969
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Carl Reiner
- Screenwriter
- Carl Reiner
- Cast member
- Billy Curtis
- Composer
- Jack Elliott
- Duration
- +94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 192764
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1969 American films1969 black comedy films1969 comedy-drama films1969 English-language films1969 filmsAmerican black comedy filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language black comedy filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms about actorsFilms about Hollywood, Los Angeles