Sunset Boulevard
1950
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Synopsis
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Sunset Boulevard (1950) is a 1h 50min drama feature film by Billy Wilder. A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Selected for Couch Film Festival (2020).
Key facts
Cast
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Franklyn Farnum
Original language
English
First release
August 10, 1950 (Belgium)
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Awards
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Setting
Los Angeles
Crew
Screenplay
Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman Jr.
Producer
Charles Brackett
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Editing
Arthur P. Schmidt
Music
Franz Waxman
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | Sunset Boulevard | |
| Alternate title | Sunset Blvd. | |
| Alternate title | Boulevard du crépuscule |
Soundtracks
| CD | Sunset Boulevard (Original Motion Picture Score) (2002) | 2 releases, 2002: Varèse Sarabande |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Belgium | August 10, 1950 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | August 10, 1950 |
| Theatrical | Finland | August 10, 1950 |
| Theatrical | United States | August 10, 1950 |
| Theatrical | Canada | August 18, 1950 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | September 5, 1950 |
| Theatrical | Australia | September 29, 1950 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | December 20, 1950 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | January 8, 1951 |
| Theatrical | Italy | March 6, 1951 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | March 22, 1951 |
| Theatrical | Germany | April 7, 1951 |
| Theatrical | France | April 18, 1951 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | May 11, 1951 |
| Theatrical | Japan | October 28, 1951 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | November 1, 1951 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 29, 1952 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | April 1, 1952 |
| Theatrical | Poland | January 1, 1957 |
| Television | South Korea | February 21, 1988 |
| Television | Germany | August 26, 1990 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | March 14, 2003 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 24, 2010 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 6, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | September 26, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | November 13, 2014 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 12, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United States | May 13, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Italy | June 24, 2025 |
| Theatrical | United States | August 3, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Thailand | August 8, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Greece | September 18, 2025 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | October 29, 2025 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Kingdom | July 28, 1988 |
| Home video | Brazil | January 22, 2003 |
| Home video | Netherlands | April 4, 2013 |
| Home video | United States | April 25, 2017 |
| Home video | United States | August 5, 2025 |
Full credits
| Director | Billy Wilder |
| Cast | William Holden (Joe Gillis), Gloria Swanson (Norma Desmond), Erich von Stroheim (Max von Mayerling), Nancy Olson (Betty Schaefer), Fred Clark (Sheldrake), Lloyd Gough (Morino), Jack Webb (Artie Green), Franklyn Farnum (Undertaker), Larry J. Blake (Finance Man #1), Charles Dayton (Finance Man #2), Cecil B. DeMille (Cecil B. DeMille), Hedda Hopper (Hedda Hopper), H.B. Warner (H.B. Warner), Buster Keaton (Buster Keaton), Ray Evans (Ray Evans), Anna Q. Nilsson (Anna Q. Nilsson), Jay Livingston (Jay Livingston), Fred Aldrich (Cop Dragging Body from Pool (uncredited)), Joel Allen (Prop Man #2 (uncredited)), Gertrude Astor (Courtier (uncredited)), Anne Bauchens (Editor (uncredited)), Edward Biby (Restaurant Patron (uncredited)), Danny Borzage (Accordionist (uncredited)), Ken Christy (Homicide Captain (uncredited)), Ruth Clifford (Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)), John Cortay (Mac (uncredited)), Archie R. Dalzell (Camera Operator (uncredited)), Eddie Dew (Assistant Coroner (uncredited)), Julia Faye (Hisham (uncredited)), Al Ferguson (Phone Standby (uncredited)), Gerry Ganzer (Connie (uncredited)), Rudy Germane (Detective (uncredited)), Kenneth Gibson (Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)), Creighton Hale (Creighton Hale (uncredited)), Chuck Hamilton (Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited)), Len Hendry (Police Sergeant (uncredited)), E. Mason Hopper (Doctor (uncredited)), Stan Johnson (First Assistant Director (uncredited)), Tiny Jones (Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited)), Howard Joslin (Police Lieutenant (uncredited)), Arthur Lane (Camera Operator (uncredited)), Perc Launders (Violinist at New Year's Eve Party (uncredited)), William Meader (Party Guest (uncredited)), Gertrude Messinger (Hairdresser (uncredited)), Harold Miller (Man on Golf Course (uncredited)), Howard Negley (Police Captain (uncredited)), John 'Skins' Miller (Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited)), Lee Miller (Party Guest / Studio Employee (uncredited)), Ralph Montgomery (Prop Man #1 (uncredited)), Bert Moorhouse (Gordon Cole (uncredited)), Jay Morley (Fat Man (uncredited)), Eva Novak (Courtier (uncredited)), Frank O'Connor (Courtier (uncredited)), Robert Emmett O'Connor (Jonesy (uncredited)), Jack Perrin (Detective (uncredited)), Sidney Skolsky (Sidney Skolsky (uncredited)), Emmett Smith (Black Man (uncredited)), Archie Twitchell (Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)), Yvette Vickers (Giggling Girl on Phone (uncredited)), Henry Wilcoxon (Actor on Samson & Delilah Set (uncredited)), James Hawley (Camera Assistant (uncredited)), Bernice Mosk (Bernice (uncredited)), Virginia L. Randolph (Courtier (uncredited)), Bill Sheehan (Second Assistant Director (uncredited)), Roy Thompson (Rudy (uncredited)), Jack Warden (Party Guest (uncredited)), Finn Zirzow (Actor on Samson & Delilah Set (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman Jr. |
| Producer | Charles Brackett |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Editing | Arthur P. Schmidt |
| Music | Franz Waxman |
| Costumes | Edith Head |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
