The Comic

The Comic (1969) — comedy, drama film. Directed by Carl Reiner. Starring Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde. This page maps 5 characters and 5 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

The Comic (1969) Poster

Interactive Features for The Comic

The Comic offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 5 characters interconnect through 5 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

Billy Bright's rise and fall reveal how arrogance, denial, and refusal to adapt turn celebrated performance into isolated remembrance.

Comedy, Drama · 6.1/10 · 95 min · 1969

Credits

Director

Carl Reiner
Cast

as Billy Bright

Dick Van Dyke
Cast

as Mary Gibson

Michele Lee
Cast

as Cockeye

Mickey Rooney
Cast

as Frank Powers

Cornel Wilde
Cast

as Sybil Atlas

Nina Wayne
Cast

as Mama Bell

Pert Kelton
Cast

as Steve Allen

Steve Allen
Cast

as Ginger

Barbara Heller
Cast

as Edwin G. Englehardt

Ed Peck
Cast

as Lorraine Bell

Jeannine Riley
Cast

as 1st Director

Gavin MacLeod
Cast

as Miguel

Jay Novello

Videos

Mick Garris on THE COMIC
Dick van Dyke - The Comic (1969)

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q7726945), public domain (CC0).