Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Movie Details

Original Title Sunset Boulevard

Original Language EN

Budget $1,752,000

Revenue $5,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 3.9

Cast

William Holden

Joe Gillis

Popularity: 3.2

Gloria Swanson

Norma Desmond

Popularity: 0.6

Erich von Stroheim

Max von Mayerling

Popularity: 0.3

Nancy Olson

Betty Schaefer

Popularity: 0.8

Fred Clark

Sheldrake

Popularity: 5.0

Lloyd Gough

Morino

Popularity: 0.7

Jack Webb

Artie Green

Popularity: 1.9

Franklyn Farnum

Undertaker

Popularity: 0.4

Larry J. Blake

1st Finance Man

Popularity: 0.5

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Charles Dayton

2nd Finance Man

Popularity: 0.8

Cecil B. DeMille

Popularity: 1.2

Hedda Hopper

Popularity: 1.1

Key Crew

Screenplay Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr., Charles Brackett

Director Billy Wilder

Producer Charles Brackett

Editor Arthur P. Schmidt

Production

Paramount Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Cliff “Method Man” Smith Discusses SUNSET BOULEVARD and Classic Film | TCMFF 2025

Featurette

75th Anniversary Spot

Teaser

75th Anniversary Trailer

Trailer

Billy Wilder on making SUNSET BLVD

Featurette

"I Am Big, It's the Pictures That Got Small" Clip

Clip

“Mr. DeMille, I m Ready for My Close Up” Official Film Clip

Clip

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Andres Gomez 8/10

Jun 16, 2014

A classic for the must to be seen list. Gloria Swanson is magnificent.

Filipe Manuel Neto 10/10

Nov 16, 2022

**One of the great films of Hollywood's golden age.** This movie is really special. Not only does it show us a lot about the world of Hollywood during its golden age, but it also reveals a lot about the actors' egos, vanities and their titanic struggles to preserve their careers and stay in the l ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jan 6, 2023

"Gillis" (William Holden) is a down-at-heel script writer who is struggling to keep his head above water. Not having had any successes for a while, his car is about to be repossessed and his erstwhile boss "Sheldrake" (Fred Clark) has nothing for him. On the run from the pursuing repo men, he turns ... Read more