CinemaOSMovie · 1969 · 1h 35m · PG
The Comic

A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!

61%(12)IMDbComedyDrama

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.

Directed byCarl Reiner

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
EN
Released
November 19, 1969
Studios
Acre Enterprises

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Billy Bright

Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Mary Gibson

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Cockeye

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Frank Powers

Nina Wayne

Nina Wayne

Sybil Atlas

Pert Kelton

Pert Kelton

Mama Bell

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Barbara Heller

Barbara Heller

Ginger

Ed Peck

Ed Peck

Edwin G. Englehardt

Jeannine Riley

Jeannine Riley

Lorraine Bell

Creative team
Directed by
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner
Written by
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner
Aaron Ruben
Produced by
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner
Aaron Ruben

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