| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Paramount DVD collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono, Region 1 encoding. |
| Language |
English or French dialogue; Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olsen, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, John F. Seitz ; editors, Doane Harrison, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Franz Waxman ; costume designer, Edith Head. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. |
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Special features: Commentary by edition 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). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Awards |
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.) |
| Subject |
Actors -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Motion picture industry -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1951.
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| Added Author |
Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969.
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Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002.
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Marshman, D. M., 1922-
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Holden, William, 1918-1981.
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Swanson, Gloria.
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Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957.
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Olson, Nancy, 1928-
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Clark, Fred, 1914-1968.
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Gough, Lloyd.
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Webb, Jack, 1920-1982.
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DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959.
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Hopper, Hedda, 1890-1966.
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Seitz, John F. (John Francis), 1892-1979.
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Harrison, Doane, 1894-1968.
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Schmidt, Arthur.
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Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967.
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Head, Edith.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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| Added Title |
Sunset Boulevard |
| ISBN |
0792172868 |
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9780792172864 |
| Standard No. |
097360492743 |
| Music No. |
04927 Paramount Pictures |
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