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Sunset Boulevard (1950)

August 10, 1950 · 110 min · · Drama

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr.

Cast

William Holden
William Holden
Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson
Nancy Olson
Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
Sheldrake
Lloyd Gough
Lloyd Gough
Morino
Jack Webb
Jack Webb
Artie Green
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
Undertaker
Larry J. Blake
Larry J. Blake
1st Finance Man
Charles Dayton
2nd Finance Man
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper

Crew

  • Director: Billy Wilder
  • Screenplay: Charles Brackett
  • Screenplay: Billy Wilder
  • Screenplay: D.M. Marshman Jr.
  • Producer: Charles Brackett
  • Original Music Composer: Franz Waxman
  • Director of Photography: John F. Seitz
  • Editor: Arthur P. Schmidt
  • Art Direction: Hans Dreier
  • Art Direction: John Meehan
  • Set Decoration: Sam Comer
  • Set Decoration: Ray Moyer

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A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

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