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The Comic

1969
Directed byCarl Reiner
1h 35m

An 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.

CAST
Dick Van DykeBilly BrightMichele LeeMary GibsonMickey RooneyCockeye
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GENRES
ComedyDrama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Acre Enterprises
RATING
6.1

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