Sunset Boulevard

Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969 (Added Author). Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 (Added Author). Marshman, D. M., 1922- (Added Author). Holden, William, 1918-1981 (Added Author). Swanson, Gloria. (Added Author). Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957 (Added Author). Olson, Nancy, 1928- (Added Author). Clark, Fred, 1914-1968 (Added Author). Gough, Lloyd. (Added Author). Webb, Jack, 1920-1982 (Added Author). DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 (Added Author). Hopper, Hedda, 1890-1966 (Added Author). Seitz, John F., (Added Author). Harrison, Doane, (Added Author). Schmidt, Arthur. (Added Author). Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 (Added Author). Head, Edith. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olsen, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper. (Cast).

Summary: Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant living there. She takes a fancy to Joe and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with a young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance. Thinking she is mad, he tries to leave, but Norma kills him in a scene which she believes is the highlight of her comeback movie.

Record details

ISBN: 9780792172864
ISBN: 0792172868
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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Edition: Special collector's ed. ; Full screen version.
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2002], c1950.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Special features: Commentary by Ed Sikov, author of "On Sunset Boulevard: the life and times of Billy Wilder" ; the making of Sunset Boulevard ; theatrical trailer ; Hollywood location map ; photo galleries ; morgue prologue ; Edith Head - The Paramount Years featurette ; the music of Sunset Boulevard Featurette.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematographer, John F. Seitz ; editors, Doane Harrison, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Franz Waxman ; costume designer, Edith Head.
Participant or Performer Note:	William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olsen, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby digital mono, Region 1 encoding.
Language Note:	English or French dialogue; Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1951: Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Sam Comer, Ray Moyer); Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Franz Waxman); Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr.)