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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard
★ 8.3/10•1950•1h 50m•NR•Drama

A Hollywood Story: Sensational...Daring...Unforgettable...Sunset Blvd

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

Billy Wilder · Screenplay

D.M. Marshman Jr. · Screenplay

Billy Wilder · Director

Charles Brackett · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 10, 1950
Budget$1,752,000
Revenue$5,000,000

Actors

William Holden

William Holden

Joe Gillis

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Norma Desmond

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Max von Mayerling

Nancy Olson

Nancy Olson

Betty Schaefer

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Sheldrake

Lloyd Gough

Lloyd Gough

Morino

Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Artie Green

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Undertaker

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

Finance Man #1

Charles Dayton

Finance Man #2

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Ray Evans

Ray Evans

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

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