The Comic

Name: The Comic
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1969-11-19
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Craig Huebing, Isabel Sanford, Howard Dayton, William Boyce

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

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Release Date

11/19/1969

Runtime

95 mins

Genres

Drama Comedy

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.

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Released

Original Language

English

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A darkly funny portrait of a silent-era comedian's spectacular self-destruction, told from his grave with caustic humor and deep sadness. It's a Hollywood tragedy dressed up as a comedy.