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Sunset Boulevard (1950)

110 mins

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DRAMA

FILM NOIR

ROMANCE

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

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name	character
Fred Clark	Sheldrake
Cecil B. DeMille	Himself
Ray Evans	Himself
Lloyd Gough	Morino
William Holden	Joe Gillis
Hedda Hopper	Herself
Buster Keaton	Himself
Jay Livingston	Himself
Anna Q. Nilsson	Herself
Nancy Olson	Betty Schaefer
Erich von Stroheim	Max von Mayerling
Gloria Swanson	Norma Desmond
H.B. Warner	Himself
Jack Webb	Artie Green

name
Charles Brackett	screenplay, producer
D.M. Marshman Jr.	screenplay
Franz Waxman	composer
Billy Wilder	director, screenplay

award	category	name	year
Academy Award	Best Screenplay	Charles Brackett	1950
Academy Award	Best Screenplay	D.M. Marshman Jr.	1950
Academy Award	Best Screenplay	Billy Wilder	1950
Golden Globe Award	Best Director	Billy Wilder	1950
Golden Globe Award	Best Picture		1950
Golden Globe Award	Best Actress	Gloria Swanson	1950