Sunset Boulevard
“A Hollywood Story.”
1950•NR•1h 50m•8.3•Released
Drama
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Director
Billy Wilder
Writer
Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr., Charles Brackett
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
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
Franklyn Farnum
Undertaker
Larry J. Blake
1st Finance Man
Charles Dayton
2nd Finance Man
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Charles Brackett
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