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The Comic

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

6.1(12)19691h 35m2

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
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Language
English
  • silent film star

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Director

Carl Reiner

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPGNew York City, New York19 Nov 1969
  • MexicoMX

    • Theatrical2 Oct 1970

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The Comic was released on 19 November 1969.

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