Limelight is a 1952 comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. Unlike his earlier films, the score was composed by Chaplin and arranged by Ray Rasch, marking this as the first film that he did not musically arrange. Upon the film's release, critics' reception was divided; it was heavily boycotted in the United States, and commercially failed, but was re-released in 1972 and honored at the 45th Academy Awards. Today, the film is sometimes regarded as one of Chaplin's best and most personal works, and has since attained a cult following.