Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Overview
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,752,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 19.46 |
Directed By
Billy Wilder
Crew
Billy Wilder
D.M. Marshman Jr.
Billy Wilder
Hans Dreier
John Meehan
Edith Head
Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett
Franz Waxman
Hugh Brown
Arthur P. Schmidt
Sam Comer
John F. Seitz
Ray Moyer
Gene Lauritzen
Otto Pierce
George Parrish
Charles C. Coleman
Frank Bracht
Leonid Raab
Leo Shuken
Nellie Manley
Karl Silvera
Farciot Edouart
Sidney Cutner
Harry Lindgren
John Cope
Jack Colconda
Hazel Hegarty
Wally Westmore
Vera Tomei
Doane Harrison
Walter Tayler
Ronnie Lubin
Harlow Stengel
Gerd Oswald
Ed Fitzharris
Norris Stensland
Glen E. Richardson
Steve Beers
Tom Plews
Gordon Jennings
Frank Thayer
Fred True
TOP CAST
William Holden
Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson
Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim
Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson
Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark
Sheldrake
Lloyd Gough
Morino
Jack Webb
Artie Green
Franklyn Farnum
Undertaker
Larry J. Blake
1st Finance Man
Charles Dayton
2nd Finance Man
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Ray Evans
Ray Evans
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston
Fred Aldrich
Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited)
Joel Allen
Prop Man #2 (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Courtier (uncredited)
Anne Bauchens
Editor (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Accordionist (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Homicide Captain (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
John Cortay
Young Gate Guard Mac at Paramount Studios (uncredited)
Archie R. Dalzell
Camera Operator (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Assistant Coroner (uncredited)
Julia Faye
Hisham (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Phone Standby (uncredited)
Gerry Ganzer
Betty's Roommate Connie (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Detective (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
E. Mason Hopper
Doctor (uncredited)
Stan Johnson
First Assistant Director (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
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)
William Meader
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Messinger
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Man on Golf Course (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Police Captain (uncredited)
John "Skins" Miller
Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Prop Man #1 (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Gordon Cole (uncredited)
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