| The Comic | |
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| Directed by | Carl Reiner |
| Written by | Carl Reiner Aaron Ruben |
| Produced by | Carl Reiner Aaron Ruben |
| Starring | Dick Van Dyke Michele Lee Mickey Rooney |
| Narrated by | Dick Van Dyke |
| Cinematography | W. Wallace Kelley |
| Edited by | Adrienne Fazan |
| Music by | Jack Elliott |
Production company | Acre Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Comic is a 1969 American Pathécolor comedy-drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Carl Reiner. It stars Dick Van Dyke as Billy Bright (which was the original title of the film), Michele Lee as Bright's love interest, and Reiner himself and Mickey Rooney as Bright's friends and colleagues. Reiner wrote the screenplay with Aaron Ruben; it was inspired by the end of silent film era and, in part, by the life of silent film superstar Buster Keaton.