Basic Info
Release: November 19, 1969
Runtime: 95 min
Rating: ⭐ 5.9/10 (11 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
Mick Garris on THE COMIC (YouTube)
Dick van Dyke - The Comic (1969) (YouTube)
The Comic
1969
95 min
⭐ 5.9/10
11 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Dick Van Dyke
Billy Bright
Michele Lee
Mary Gibson
Mickey Rooney
Cockeye
Cornel Wilde
Frank Powers
Nina Wayne
Sybil Atlas
Pert Kelton
Mama Bell
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Barbara Heller
Ginger
Ed Peck
Edwin G. Englehardt
Jeannine Riley
Lorraine Bell
Gavin MacLeod
1st Director
Jay Novello
Miguel
Crew
Carl Reiner
Screenplay
Carl Reiner
Director
Carl Reiner
Producer
Aaron Ruben
Writer
Aaron Ruben
Producer
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