Sunset Blvd.: [videorecording] /: a Paramount Picture ; producer, Charles Brackett ; writers, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and D.M. Marshman, Jr. ; director, Billy Wilder.

Brackett, Charles,; Wilder, Billy,; Marshman, D. M.,; Holden, William,; Swanson, Gloria,; Von Stroheim, Erich,; Olson, Nancy,; Clark, Fred,; Gough, Lloyd.; Webb, Jack,; DeMille, Cecil B.; Hopper, Hedda,; Seitz, John F.; Harrison, Doane,; Schmidt, Arthur.; Waxman, Franz,; Head, Edith.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.

Sunset Blvd. [videorecording] / a Paramount Picture ; producer, Charles Brackett ; writers, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and D.M. Marshman, Jr. ; director, Billy Wilder.

Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969.; Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002.; Marshman, D. M., Jr., 1922-2015.; Holden, William, 1918-1981.; Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983.; Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957.; Olson, Nancy, 1928-; Clark, Fred, 1914-1968.; Gough, Lloyd.; Webb, Jack, 1920-1982.; DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959.; Hopper, Hedda, 1885-1966.; Seitz, John F. (John Francis), 1892-1979.; Harrison, Doane, 1894-1968.; Schmidt, Arthur.; Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967.; Head, Edith.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.

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PN1997 .S867 2002

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Title

Sunset Blvd. [videorecording] / a Paramount Picture ; producer, Charles Brackett ; writers, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and D.M. Marshman, Jr. ; director, Billy Wilder.

Edition

Special collector's ed.

ISBN

0792172868

Publication Details

Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2002]

Language

English

Language Note

English or French dialogue; Closed-captioned.

Description

1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Item Number

097360492743

Call Number

PN1997 .S867 2002

Dewey Decimal Classification

791.43/72

Distributor No.

04927 Paramount Pictures

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.

Note

Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
Special features: Commentary by Ed 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).

Credits

Cinematographer, John F. Seitz ; editors, Doane Harrison, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Franz Waxman ; costume designer, Edith Head.

Performer

William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olsen, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton.

Cast

William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olsen, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton.

Audience

MPAA rating: Not rated.

System Details Note

DVD, Dolby digital mono, Region 1 encoding.

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.)

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