1h 50m
August 10, 1950
8.3/10(2,829 votes)
Budget:$1,752,000
Revenue:$5,000,000
Production Countries
🇺🇸United States
Overview
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Cast
William Holden
Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson
Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim
Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson
Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark
Sheldrake
Lloyd Gough
Morino
Jack Webb
Artie Green
Franklyn Farnum
Undertaker
Larry J. Blake
1st Finance Man
Charles Dayton
2nd Finance Man
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Ray Evans
Ray Evans
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston
Fred Aldrich
Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited)
Joel Allen
Prop Man #2 (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Courtier (uncredited)
Videos
Cliff “Method Man” Smith Discusses SUNSET BOULEVARD and Classic Film | TCMFF 2025
Featurette
75th Anniversary Spot
Teaser
75th Anniversary Trailer
Trailer
Billy Wilder on making SUNSET BLVD
Featurette
"I Am Big, It's the Pictures That Got Small" Clip
Clip
“Mr. DeMille, I m Ready for My Close Up” Official Film Clip
Clip
Norma Desmond At Paramount Clip
Clip
Trailer
Trailer
Writer Robert Towne on Billy Wilder's SUNSET BLVD.
Featurette
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