Sunset Boulevard

Name: Sunset Boulevard
Director: Billy Wilder
Genre: Drama
Released: 1950-08-10
Rating: 8.3

A Hollywood Story.

Film19501h 50mReleased

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Director: Billy Wilder
Language: English
Released: 1950-08-10
Runtime: 1h 50m

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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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Cast

William HoldenJoe Gillis
Gloria SwansonNorma Desmond
Erich von StroheimMax von Mayerling
Nancy OlsonBetty Schaefer
Fred ClarkSheldrake
Lloyd GoughMorino
Jack WebbArtie Green
Franklyn FarnumUndertaker
Larry J. BlakeFinance Man #1
Charles Dayton — artwork unavailable
Charles DaytonFinance Man #2

Sunset Boulevard

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