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Sunset Boulevard

Billy Wilder

1950 • 1h 50m

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

Sunset Boulevard

75th Anniversary Trailer

Cast

William Holden

William HoldenJoe Gillis

Gloria Swanson

Gloria SwansonNorma Desmond

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von StroheimMax von Mayerling

Nancy Olson

Nancy OlsonBetty Schaefer

Fred Clark

Fred ClarkSheldrake

Lloyd Gough

Lloyd GoughMorino

Jack Webb

Jack WebbArtie Green

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn FarnumUndertaker

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake1st Finance Man

Charles Dayton2nd Finance Man

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMilleCecil B. DeMille

Hedda Hopper

Hedda HopperHedda Hopper

Buster Keaton

Buster KeatonBuster Keaton

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. NilssonAnna Q. Nilsson

H.B. Warner

H.B. WarnerH.B. Warner

Crew

Billy Wilder

Billy WilderScreenplay

Edith Head

Edith HeadCostume Design

Charles Brackett

Charles BrackettProducer

Franz Waxman

Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer

Sam Comer

Sam ComerSet Decoration

John F. Seitz

John F. SeitzDirector of Photography

Sidney Cutner

Sidney CutnerOrchestrator

Wally Westmore

Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor

Gerd Oswald

Gerd OswaldSecond Assistant Director

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