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Sunset Blvd. ()

Sunset Boulevard (original title)
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A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
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  • Won 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 20 nominations.
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Joe Gillis
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Norma Desmond
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Max Von Mayerling
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Betty Schaefer
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Sheldrake
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Morino
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Artie Green
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Undertaker
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1st Finance Man (as Larry Blake)
Charles Dayton ...
2nd Finance Man
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Cecil B. DeMille
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Hedda Hopper
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Buster Keaton
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Anna Q. Nilsson
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H. B. Warner
Ray Evans ...
Ray Evans
Jay Livingston ...
Jay Livingston
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Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited)
Joel Allen ...
Prop Man #2 (uncredited)
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Courtier (uncredited)
Anne Bauchens ...
Editor (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ...
Accordionist (uncredited)
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Homicide Captain (uncredited)
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Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
John Cortay ...
Mac - Young Gate Guard at Paramount Studios (uncredited)
Archie R. Dalzell ...
Camera Operator (uncredited)
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Actress (uncredited)
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Assistant Coroner (uncredited)
Peter Drynan ...
Tailor (uncredited)
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Hisham (uncredited)
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Phone Standby (uncredited)
Gerry Ganzer ...
Connie - Betty's Roommate (uncredited)
Rudy Germane ...
Detective (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Sanford E. Greenwald ...
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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Creighton Hale (uncredited)
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Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited)
James Hawley ...
Camera Assistant (uncredited)
Len Hendry ...
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
Stan Johnson ...
First Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited)
Howard Joslin ...
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Arthur Lane ...
Camera Operator (uncredited)
Perc Launders ...
Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
William Meader ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Hairdresser (uncredited)
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Man on Golf Course (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller ...
Hog-eye - Electrician (uncredited)
Lee Miller ...
Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited)
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Prop Man #1 (uncredited)
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Gordon Cole (uncredited)
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Fat Man (uncredited)
Bernice Mosk ...
Bernice (uncredited)
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Police Captain (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Courtier (uncredited)
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Courtier (uncredited)
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Jonesy - Older Paramount Gate Guard (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
Virginia L. Randolph ...
Courtier (uncredited)
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Second Assistant Director (uncredited)
Sidney Skolsky ...
Sidney Skolsky (uncredited)
Emmett Smith ...
Black Man (uncredited)
Roy Thompson ...
Rudy - Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
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Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
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Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited)
Edward Wahrman ...
Camera Assistant (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited)

Directed by

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Billy Wilder

Written by

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Charles Brackett ... (written by) &
Billy Wilder ... (written by) &
D.M. Marshman Jr. ... (written by)

Produced by

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Charles Brackett ... producer

Music by

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Franz Waxman

Cinematography by

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John F. Seitz ... director of photography

Editing by

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Arthur P. Schmidt ... (as Arthur Schmidt)

Editorial Department

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Doane Harrison ... editorial supervisor
Frank Bracht ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Hans Dreier
John Meehan

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
Ray Moyer

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
Nellie Manley ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Karl Silvera ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Frank Thayer ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Vera Tomei ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Hugh Brown ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles C. Coleman ... assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)
Gerd Oswald ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Steve Beers ... head carpenter (uncredited)
Jack Golconda ... props assistant (uncredited)
Gene Lauritzen ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Tom Plews ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Cope ... sound recordist
Harry Lindgren ... sound recordist

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Otto Pierce ... camera operator (uncredited)
Glen E. Richardson ... still photographer (uncredited)
Harlow Stengel ... camera assistant (uncredited)
Walter Tayler ... gaffer (uncredited)
Fred True ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ed Fitzharris ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Hazel Hegarty ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Franz Waxman ... musical director (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lupe Hall ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Ronnie Lubin ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
Norris Stensland ... technical advisor (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Desperate for cash, screenwriter Joe Gillis has a chance meeting with a faded silent film star. Norma Desmond lives in her crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion with only her butler to keep her company. She has become a sad demented recluse convinced that the outside world is clamoring for her dramatic return. Enticing him with the prospect of script work she puts him up in her mansion and he becomes ever more involved and entangled in her life. Written by B.A. Black

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Also Known As
  • Sunset Blvd. (United States)
  • A Can of Beans (United States)
  • Sunset Blvd. (South Africa, English title)
  • Sunset Blvd. (Singapore, English title)
  • Sunset Blvd. (Egypt, English title)
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Runtime
  • 110 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,752,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $5,303,175

Did You Know?

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Trivia When Norma Desmond says to the guard at the "Paramount Studio" gates, "Without me there wouldn't be any 'Paramount Studio'" the words could apply to Gloria Swanson herself, as she was the studio's top star for six years running. See more »
Goofs As the policemen run towards the pool, you can see the dead man's head lift up out of the water. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Les Amoureux du cinéma (1987). See more »
Soundtracks The Paramount-Don't-Want-Me Blues See more »
Crazy Credits The Paramount logo appears as a transparency over the opening shot. The words "Sunset Blvd." are shown stenciled on the curb of that street. See more »
Quotes Joe Gillis: Wait a minute, haven't I seen you before? I know your face.
Norma Desmond: Get out! Or shall I call my servant?
Joe Gillis: You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.
Norma Desmond: I *am* big. It's the *pictures* that got small.
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