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A Hollywood Story. - Sunset Boulevard
Movie Details

Title: Sunset Boulevard

Release Date: 10 Aug 1950

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Drama

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Overview: A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.3 (2620 votes)

Cast

  • Joe Gillis: William Holden
  • Norma Desmond: Gloria Swanson
  • Max von Mayerling: Erich von Stroheim
  • Betty Schaefer: Nancy Olson
  • Sheldrake: Fred Clark
  • Morino: Lloyd Gough
  • Artie Green: Jack Webb
  • Undertaker: Franklyn Farnum
  • 1st Finance Man: Larry J. Blake
  • 2nd Finance Man: Charles Dayton
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