Sunset Boulevard
A Hollywood Story: Sensational...Daring...Unforgettable...Sunset Blvd
8.3(2,976) 1950-08-10 110 minDrama
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
DirectorBilly Wilder
ScreenplayCharles Brackett
ScreenplayBilly Wilder
ScreenplayD.M. Marshman Jr.
ProducerCharles Brackett
Original Music ComposerFranz Waxman
Cast & characters
William Holden
as Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson
as Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim
as Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson
as Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark
as Sheldrake
Lloyd Gough
as Morino
Jack Webb
as Artie Green
Franklyn Farnum
as Undertaker
Larry J. Blake
as Finance Man #1
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Charles Dayton
as Finance Man #2
Cecil B. DeMille
as Cecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper
as Hedda Hopper
H.B. Warner
as H.B. Warner
Buster Keaton
as Buster Keaton
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Ray Evans
as Ray Evans
Anna Q. Nilsson
as Anna Q. Nilsson
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Jay Livingston
as Jay Livingston
Fred Aldrich
as Cop Dragging Body from Pool (uncredited)
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Joel Allen
as Prop Man #2 (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
as Courtier (uncredited)
Anne Bauchens
as Editor (uncredited)
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Edward Biby
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Danny Borzage
as Accordionist (uncredited)
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Ken Christy
as Homicide Captain (uncredited)
