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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
Themes
- silent film star
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
964 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
- Year
- 1969
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- M/PG
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Wikidata facts
- 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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- publication date
- 1969-01-01
- title
- The Comic
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- review score
- 7.2/10
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