Sunset Boulevard (1950)
A Hollywood Story
Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
Directed by Billy Wilder
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Runtime: 110 min.
Rating: 8.4
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: new year's eve,screenwriter,jealousy,butler,loss of sense of reality,diva,delusion,noir,breaking the fourth wall,hollywood,los angeles, california,madness,aging actor,has been,silent film star,grandiose behavior,kept man,movie studio
Cast
Joe Gillis
Norma Desmond
Max von Mayerling
Betty Schaefer
Sheldrake
Morino
Artie Green
Undertaker
1st Finance Man
2nd Finance Man
Cecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper
Buster Keaton
Anna Q. Nilsson
H.B. Warner
Ray Evans
Jay Livingston
Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool
Prop Man #2
Courtier
Editor
Restaurant Patron
Accordionist
Homicide Captain
Sheldrake's Secretary
Young Gate Guard Mac at Paramount Studios
Camera Operator
Assistant Coroner
Hisham
Phone Standby
Betty's Roommate Connie
Detective
Salesman at Men's Shop
Creighton Hale
Grip on DeMille Set
Police Sergeant
Doctor
First Assistant Director
Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate
Police Lieutenant
Camera Operator
Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party
Party Guest
Hairdresser
Man on Golf Course
Police Captain
Hog-Eye Electrician
Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee
Prop Man #1
Gordon Cole
Fat Man
Courtier
Courtier
Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy
Detective
Sidney Skolsky
Black Man
Salesman at Men's Shop
Giggling Girl on Phone at Party
Camera Assistant
Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set
Tailor
Newsreel Cameraman
Camera Assistant
Reporter
Bernice
Courtier
Second Assistant Director
Rudy, Shoeshine Boy