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Sunset Boulevard [videorecording] / a Paramount picture ; written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshmann, Jr. ; produced by Charles Brackett ; directed by Billy Wilder.

Sunset Blvd (other title)
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 (film director,, screenwriter.). Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969 (film producer,, screenwriter.). Marshman, D. M., Jr., 1922-2015 (screenwriter.). Holden, William, 1918-1981 (actor.). Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983 (actor.). Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957 (actor.). Olson, Nancy, 1928- (actor.). Clark, Fred, 1914-1968 (actor.). Gough, Lloyd, (actor.). Webb, Jack, 1920-1982 (actor.). DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 (actor.). Hopper, Hedda, 1885-1966 (actor.). Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 (actor.). Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 (composer.). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (production company.). William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton. (Cast).

Summary:

The story of an aging film queen who prepares for her grand comeback to stardom.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781415744161
  • ISBN: 1415744165
  • ISBN: 9786314961497
  • ISBN: 6314961491
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (110 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Hollywood, California] : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
Re-released in 2017 with the same technical specifcations and special features.
Some items may come with a booklet.
Special features: Sunset Boulevard : the beginning; The noir side of Sunset Boulevard ; Sunset Boulevard becomes a classic ; Two sides of Ms. Swanson ; Stories of Sunset Boulevard ; Mad about the boy: a portrait of William Holden ; Recording Sunset Boulevard ; The city of Sunset Boulevard ; Morgue prologue script pages ; The score of Sunset Boulevard ; Behind the gates: the lot ; Hollywood location map ; Paramount in the '50s: Retrospective featurette ; Edith Head: the Paramount years ; original theatrical trailer ; galleries; commentary by Ed Sikov.
Formatted Contents Note:
disc 1. Feature film (110 min.) -- disc 2. Special features (141 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, John F. Seitz ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music score, Franz Waxman.
Participant or Performer Note:
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French or Spanish with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 1951: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White ; Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture ; Best Writing, Story and Screenplay.
National Film Registry selection, 1989.

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Subject:
Actresses > Drama.
Ageism > United States > Drama.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Drama.
Motion picture industry > Drama.
Genre:
Film noir.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 3 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System.

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