| Edition |
Special collector's ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Paramount DVD collection |
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Paramount DVD collection.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. |
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Special features: commentary by Ed Sikov, author of "On Sunset Boulevard: the life and times of Billy Wilder"; The making of Sunset Boulevard (26 min.); Hollywood location map; photo galleries; morgue prologue script pages; Edith Head--the Paramount years (14 min.); The music of Sunset Boulevard (15 min.); theatrical trailer (4 min.). |
| Contents |
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.) |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, John F. Seitz ; editors, Doane Harrison, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Franz Waxman ; costume designer, Edith Head. |
| Cast |
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, Anna Q. Nilsson, H. B. Warner, Franklyn Farnum. |
| 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, setting tragedy into motion. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue, optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Awards |
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.) |
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National Film Registry selection, 1989. |
| Subject |
Actresses -- Drama.
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Actors -- Drama.
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Motion picture industry -- Drama.
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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Film noir.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969.
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Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002.
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Marshman, D. M., 1922-
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Holden, William, 1918-1981.
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Swanson, Gloria.
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Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957.
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Olson, Nancy, 1928-
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Clark, Fred, 1914-1968.
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Gough, Lloyd.
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Webb, Jack, 1920-1982.
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DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959.
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Hopper, Hedda, 1890-1966.
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Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
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Nilsson, Anna Q.
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Warner, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1876-1958.
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Farnum, Franklyn, -1961.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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| Added Title |
Sunset Blvd. |
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Sunset Blvd. (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
0792172868 |
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9780792172864 |
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0792183436 |
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9780792183433 |
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0792172876 |
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9780792172871 |
| Standard No. |
097360492743 |
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097360492774 |
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097360492729 |
| Music No. |
04927 Paramount Pictures |
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