Sunset Boulevard (1950)

08/10/1950 (US) • 1h 50m

Drama

A Hollywood Story.

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

William Holden

Joe Gillis

Gloria Swanson

Norma Desmond

Erich von Stroheim

Max von Mayerling

Nancy Olson

Betty Schaefer

Fred Clark

Sheldrake

Jack Webb

Artie Green

Franklyn Farnum

Undertaker

Larry J. Blake

1st Finance Man


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,752,000.00

Revenue

$5,000,000.00

Keywords

new year's eve

jealousy

loss of sense of reality

screenwriter

butler

delusion

diva

film noir

hollywood

los angeles, california

black and white

madness

aging actor

has been

silent film star

ironic

grandiose behavior

kept man

movie studio

bitter

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