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1h 50m. IMDb RATING. 8.4 /10. 237K. YOUR RATING. Rate. POPULARITY. 2,699. 442. Play trailer 3:14. 3 Videos. 99+ Photos. Drama Film-Noir. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return. Director. Billy Wilder. Writers. Charles Brackett. Billy Wilder. D.M. Marshman Jr. Stars.
- Billy Wilder
- 3 min
Box office. $5 million. Sunset Boulevard (styled in the main title on-screen as SUNSET BLVD.) is a 1950 American black comedy [1] [2] film noir [3] directed by Billy Wilder and co-written by Wilder and Charles Brackett. It was named after a major street that runs through Hollywood .
- Charles Brackett
- Franz Waxman
- August 10, 1950
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Jun 27, 1999 · You'd be killing yourself to an empty house. The audience left 20 years ago.”) But there's a certain pity, too. "Poor devil,” he says, "still waving proudly to a parade which had long since passed her by.” I have seen "Sunset Boulevard” many times, and even analyzed it a shot at a time at the University of Virginia.
- Gary Susman
- Freelance Writer
- Initially, Wilder (above) and writing partner Charles Brackett conceived the story as a comedy about a has-been actress making a comeback, and they imagined Mae West as the star.
- George Cukor, a director famed for his sensitivity toward actresses, suggested Swanson, another glamorous silent actress who hadn't successfully transitioned into the sound era.
- To hide what they were making, from both Paramount brass and the Production Code censors, Wilder and Brackett told everyone they were making a comedy called "Can of Beans."
- To play kept man Joe Gillis, the filmmakers cast Montgomery Clift, but the rising young star dropped out two weeks before the shoot. His given reason was that the affair between a young man and an older woman was too similar to what he'd done in "The Heiress," but the real reason may have been Clift's off-camera relationship with older singer Libby Holman.
Approximately 23.6 miles (38 km) in length, [1] the boulevard roughly traces the arc of mountains that form part of the northern boundary of the Los Angeles Basin, following the path of a 1780s cattle trail from the Pueblo de Los Angeles to the ocean. [2]
Jun 14, 2019 · Sunset Boulevard stretches 22 miles, from glittery Hollywood to beachy Malibu. Here are the best things to do along Los Angeles’ famed roadway of fortune and misfortune.
Mar 15, 2023 · Sunset Boulevard Ending Explained. Billy Wilder's bitingly humorous noir classic Sunset Boulevard spoiled its own ending at the beginning of the film, but there is so much more to the movie's finale than meets the eye. Originally released in 1950, Sunset Boulevard captured the spirit and essence of Old Hollywood and had a lot to say about ...
