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A Balasaur Score of 89 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, Metacritic 94/100. Scores higher than 96% of the 648 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Ratings
IMDb8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Metacritic94/100
3,015 audience votes
Key crew
- Billy WilderDirector
- Charles BrackettScreenplay
- Billy WilderScreenplay
- D.M. Marshman Jr.Screenplay
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- William HoldenJoe Gillis
- Gloria SwansonNorma Desmond
- Erich von StroheimMax von Mayerling
- Nancy OlsonBetty Schaefer
- Fred ClarkSheldrake
- Lloyd GoughMorino
- Jack WebbArtie Green
- Franklyn FarnumUndertaker
- Larry J. BlakeFinance Man #1
- Charles DaytonFinance Man #2
- Cecil B. DeMilleCecil B. DeMille
- Hedda HopperHedda Hopper
Stills
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Themes
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The Best Movies of the 1950s
Sunset Boulevard is #6 of 60
