Sunset Boulevard (1950)
A Hollywood Story: Sensational...Daring...Unforgettable...Sunset Blvd
- Released
- Runtime 1h 50m
- Director Billy Wilder
- Genres Drama
- Rating 8.3/10 (3,024 votes)
Synopsis
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Cast
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William Holden
as Joe Gillis
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Gloria Swanson
as Norma Desmond
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Erich von Stroheim
as Max von Mayerling
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Nancy Olson
as Betty Schaefer
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Fred Clark
as Sheldrake
-
Lloyd Gough
as Morino
-
Jack Webb
as Artie Green
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Franklyn Farnum
as Undertaker
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Larry J. Blake
as Finance Man #1
- Charles Dayton as Finance Man #2
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Cecil B. DeMille
as Cecil B. DeMille
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Hedda Hopper
as Hedda Hopper
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H.B. Warner
as H.B. Warner
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Buster Keaton
as Buster Keaton
- Ray Evans as Ray Evans
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Anna Q. Nilsson
as Anna Q. Nilsson
- Jay Livingston as Jay Livingston
-
Fred Aldrich
as Cop Dragging Body from Pool (uncredited)
Crew
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Billy Wilder
Director
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John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
- Arthur P. Schmidt Editor
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Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
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Charles Brackett
Producer
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Charles Brackett
Screenplay
-
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
- D.M. Marshman Jr. Screenplay
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