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
… More »
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.
« Less
Additional Contributors:
DeMille, Cecil B.; Wilder, Billy; Harrison, Doane; Seitz, John F.; Hopper, Hedda; Gough, Lloyd; Clark, Fred; Swanson, Gloria; Head, Edith; Holden, William; Schmidt, Arthur; Brackett, Charles; Olson, Nancy; Waxman, Franz; Webb, Jack; Von Stroheim, Erich; Marshman, D. M.
Imprint:
Hollywood, Calif. - Paramount Pictures
Pages:
110
Edition:
Special collector's ed
ISBN:
0792172868, 9780792172864
Language:
English and
French
Other language:
English or French dialogue; Closed-captioned
Awards & Distinctions:
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.
Performers:
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olsen, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton.
Notes:
DVD, Dolby digital mono, Region 1 encoding
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" ; a 28 min. documentary, Sunset Blvd., a look back (c2002) ; theatrical trailer ; Hollywood location map ; photo galleries ; morgue prologue ; Edith Head - The Paramount Years (featurette) ; The music of Sunset Boulevard (featurette)
Statement of responsibility:
a Paramount Picture ; producer, Charles Brackett ; writers, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and D.M. Marshman, Jr. ; director, Billy Wilder
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (110 min.) :,sd., b&w ;,4 3/4 in.
Other author misc:
[Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969, Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002, Marshman, D. M., 1922-, Holden, William, 1918-1981, Swanson, Gloria, Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957, Olson, Nancy, 1928-, Clark, Fred, 1914-1968, Gough, Lloyd, Webb, Jack, 1920-1982, DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959, Hopper, Hedda, 1890-1966, Seitz, John F. (John Francis), 1892-1979, Harrison, Doane, 1894-1968, Schmidt, Arthur, Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967, Head, Edith, Paramount Pictures Corporation]
Call number:
DVD MOVIE S
Topical term:
[Actors, Motion picture industry]
Publisher number:
04927
Publisher source:
Paramount Pictures
Other standard identifier:
097360492743
▴Less
▾More
MARC Display»
Comment
Add a CommentHas probably the best voice over narrative of any film ever. Scathing indictment on Hollywood, ageism and narcissism. One of the best ever.