Sunset Blvd.

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

A Hollywood Story

My Rating		8.0
IMDb Rating		8.6 (19,902 votes) top 250: #31

Front Cover

Actor

William Holden	Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson	Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim	Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson	Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark	Sheldrake
Lloyd Gough	Morino
Jack Webb	Artie Green
Cecil B. DeMille	Himself
Hedda Hopper	Herself
Buster Keaton	Himself
Anna Q. Nilsson	Herself
H.B. Warner	Himself

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

Movie Details

Director	Billy Wilder
Producer	Charles Brackett
Writer	Charles Brackett; Billy Wilder; D.M. Marshman Jr.
Photography	John F. Seitz
Musician	Franz Waxman
Editing	Arthur Schmidt
Costumes	Edith Head
Studio	Paramount Pictures

Genre	Drama; Film-Noir
Country	USA
Language	English
Movie Release Date	1950
Running Time	106 mins
Color	Black And White
Audience Rating	PG

Personal Details
Index	40
Collection Status	In Collection
Format	DVD
Viewing Date	2003
Purchase Date	2003
Purchase Price	89,99 zł
Condition	Excellent
Store	Empik
Seen Where	Home
Location	Birmingham
Owner	Madzia & Wojtek

Product Details
Release Date	2003
Edition	Special Collector's Edition
No. of Disks	1
Packaging	Keep Case
Region	Region 2
Screen Ratio	1.33 (4:3) Full Frame
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
Chapters	19
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - German Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - Italian Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - Spanish
Subtitles	Arabic; Bulgarian; Croatian; Czech; Danish; Dutch; English; English for the hearing impaired; Finnish; French; German; Greek; Hebrew; Hungarian; Icelandic; Italian; Norwegian; Polish; Portuguese; Romanian; Serbian; Slovene; Spanish; Swedish; Turkish
DVD Options	Interactive Menus Scene Selection

Extra Features

Commentary By Ed Sikov, Author Of "On Sunset Boulevard: The Life And Times Of Billy Wilder"
The Making Of Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood Location Map
Photo Galleries
- Production
- The Movie
- Publicity
Morgue Prologue Script Pages
Edith Head - The Paramount Years
The Music Of Sunset Boulevard
Theatrical Trailer

Fun Stuff

Trivia: Cameo: [Hedda Hopper]at the top of the stairwell as Norma descends toward the cameras. (more)

Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: When Joe enters his bedroom and turns on the light, a crewmember's arm (with wristwatch) is visible in the mirror next to the door. (more)

Quotes:
Joe Gillis: I didn't know you were planning a comeback.
Norma Desmond: I hate that word. It's a return, a return to the millions of people who have never forgiven me for deserting the screen.
(more)

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 13 nominations (more)

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