Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Passed
- 1h 50min
- Drama, Film-Noir
- 04 Aug 1950 (Turkey)
- Movie
- Won 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 20 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
William Holden | ... |
Joe Gillis
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Gloria Swanson | ... |
Norma Desmond
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Erich von Stroheim | ... |
Max Von Mayerling
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Nancy Olson | ... |
Betty Schaefer
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Fred Clark | ... |
Sheldrake
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Lloyd Gough | ... |
Morino
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Jack Webb | ... |
Artie Green
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Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Undertaker
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Larry J. Blake | ... |
1st Finance Man
(as Larry Blake)
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Charles Dayton | ... |
2nd Finance Man
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Cecil B. DeMille | ... |
Cecil B. DeMille
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Hedda Hopper | ... |
Hedda Hopper
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Buster Keaton | ... |
Buster Keaton
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Anna Q. Nilsson | ... |
Anna Q. Nilsson
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H.B. Warner | ... |
H. B. Warner
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Ray Evans | ... |
Ray Evans
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Jay Livingston | ... |
Jay Livingston
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Fred Aldrich | ... |
Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited)
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Joel Allen | ... |
Prop Man #2 (uncredited)
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Gertrude Astor | ... |
Courtier (uncredited)
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Anne Bauchens | ... |
Editor (uncredited)
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Edward Biby | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Danny Borzage | ... |
Accordionist (uncredited)
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Ken Christy | ... |
Homicide Captain (uncredited)
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Ruth Clifford | ... |
Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
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John Cortay | ... |
Mac - Young Gate Guard at Paramount Studios (uncredited)
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Archie R. Dalzell | ... |
Camera Operator (uncredited)
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Doris Dawson | ... |
Actress (uncredited)
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Eddie Dew | ... |
Assistant Coroner (uncredited)
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Peter Drynan | ... |
Tailor (uncredited)
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Julia Faye | ... |
Hisham (uncredited)
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Al Ferguson | ... |
Phone Standby (uncredited)
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Gerry Ganzer | ... |
Connie - Betty's Roommate (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
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Joe Gray | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Sanford E. Greenwald | ... |
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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Creighton Hale | ... |
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited)
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James Hawley | ... |
Camera Assistant (uncredited)
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Len Hendry | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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E. Mason Hopper | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Stan Johnson | ... |
First Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Tiny Jones | ... |
Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited)
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Howard Joslin | ... |
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Arthur Lane | ... |
Camera Operator (uncredited)
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Perc Launders | ... |
Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party (uncredited)
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Alan Marston | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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William Meader | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Gertrude Messinger | ... |
Hairdresser (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Man on Golf Course (uncredited)
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John 'Skins' Miller | ... |
Hog-eye - Electrician (uncredited)
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Lee Miller | ... |
Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited)
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Ralph Montgomery | ... |
Prop Man #1 (uncredited)
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Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Gordon Cole (uncredited)
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Jay Morley | ... |
Fat Man (uncredited)
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Bernice Mosk | ... |
Bernice (uncredited)
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Howard Negley | ... |
Police Captain (uncredited)
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Ottola Nesmith | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Eva Novak | ... |
Courtier (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
Courtier (uncredited)
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Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... |
Jonesy - Older Paramount Gate Guard (uncredited)
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Jack Perrin | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Virginia L. Randolph | ... |
Courtier (uncredited)
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Bill Sheehan | ... |
Second Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Sidney Skolsky | ... |
Sidney Skolsky (uncredited)
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Emmett Smith | ... |
Black Man (uncredited)
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Roy Thompson | ... |
Rudy - Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
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Archie Twitchell | ... |
Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
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Yvette Vickers | ... |
Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited)
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Edward Wahrman | ... |
Camera Assistant (uncredited)
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Jack Warden | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Henry Wilcoxon | ... |
Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited)
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Directed by
Billy Wilder |
Written by
Charles Brackett | ... | (written by) & |
Billy Wilder | ... | (written by) & |
D.M. Marshman Jr. | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Charles Brackett | ... | producer |
Music by
Franz Waxman |
Cinematography by
John F. Seitz | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Arthur P. Schmidt | ... | (as Arthur Schmidt) |
Editorial Department
Doane Harrison | ... | editorial supervisor |
Frank Bracht | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Hans Dreier | ||
John Meehan |
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer | ||
Ray Moyer |
Costume Design by
Edith Head |
Makeup Department
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
Hugh Brown | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman | ... | assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.) |
Gerd Oswald | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Steve Beers | ... | head carpenter (uncredited) |
Jack Golconda | ... | props assistant (uncredited) |
Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Tom Plews | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
John Cope | ... | sound recordist |
Harry Lindgren | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
Gordon Jennings | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
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
Ed Fitzharris | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Hazel Hegarty | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
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
Lupe Hall | ... | script clerk (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Ronnie Lubin | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) |
Norris Stensland | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1950) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1950) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Films Paramount (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Paramount Italiana (1951) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1951) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Argentina (1951) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1951) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Central Motion Picture Exchange (1951) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Mercurio Films S.A. (1952) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1971) (Finland) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1976) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1979) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1985) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- La Cinq (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- TV3 (1992) (Finland) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Rainbow Products Limited (1994) (Australia) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (2000) (Australia) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- BFI (Collections) (2002) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (VHS)
- Facets Multimedia Distribution (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Finnkino (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Brazil) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
- Marcom Projects (2005) (Australia) (DVD) (through)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2008) (Finland) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Award Winning Collection)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Nutopia Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Eye Film Instituut (2014) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (digitally restored version)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (through)
- Universal Pictures (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2016) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2016) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2019) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2019) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (Australia) (Blu-ray) (through)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (Australia) (DVD) (through)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Paramount+ (2021) (United States) (video)
- Pluto TV (2021) (United States) (video)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Paramount+ (2023) (Australia) (video)
- Hispamex Films (Spain) (theatrical) (reissue)
- CIC Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound recording)
Storyline
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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Taglines | A Hollywood Story See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,752,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $5,303,175 |
Did You Know?
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. See more » |