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Sunset Blvd

(DVD - 2002)
Average Rating: 4 stars out of 5.
Sunset Blvd


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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

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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.

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Alternate Title: Sunset Boulevard
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.
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Dec 18, 2010
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  • joeguy rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Has probably the best voice over narrative of any film ever. Scathing indictment on Hollywood, ageism and narcissism. One of the best ever.

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Aug 09, 2011
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  • Janice21383 rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

"We had FACESSSSSS!"

Nov 20, 2010
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  • ANTHONY RAMIREZ rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

"I am big...It's the pictures that got small"

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