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

Format Video (DVD)
EditionFullscreen ed.
Publication Info[Hollywood, Calif.] : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2008]
Description2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([6] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorBrackett, Charles, 1892-1969 producer, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorWilder, Billy, 1906-2002 director, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorMarshman, D. M., Jr., 1922-2015 screenwriter.
Other author/creatorHolden, William, 1918-1981 actor.
Other author/creatorSwanson, Gloria, 1897-1983 actor.
Other author/creatorVon Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957 actor.
Other author/creatorOlson, Nancy, 1928- actor.
Other author/creatorClark, Fred, 1914-1968 actor.
Other author/creatorGough, Lloyd actor.
Other author/creatorWebb, Jack, 1920-1982 actor.
Other author/creatorDeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 actor.
Other author/creatorHopper, Hedda, 1885-1966 actor.
Other author/creatorKeaton, Buster, 1895-1966 actor.
Other author/creatorWaxman, Franz, 1906-1967 composer.
Other author/creatorParamount Pictures Corporation.
Other author/creatorParamount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Variant title Sunset Boulevard
Series Centennial collection ; 1
Paramount centennial collection ; 1. ^A1264939
Contents disc 1. Feature film (110 min.) -- disc 2. Special features (141 min.).
Abstract The story of an aging film queen who prepares for her grand comeback to stardom.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1950.
General noteSpecial 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.
CreditsDirector of photography, John F. Seitz ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music score, Franz Waxman.
Cast William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton.
Spec. audience char. Rating: Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen; Dolby digital mono.
LanguageEnglish, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned in English.
Awards noteAcademy Awards, 1951: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White ; Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture ; Best Writing, Story and Screenplay.
Awards noteNational Film Registry selection, 1989.
Genre/formFeature films United States.
Genre/formDrama.
Genre/formFilm noir.
Genre/formFiction films.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Contains title Sunset Blvd. (Motion picture)
Contains title Sunset Blvd. (Motion picture). French.
Contains title Sunset Blvd. (Motion picture). Spanish.
ISBN1415744165
ISBN9781415744161
UPC 097361389844
UPC 883929304875
Publisher number13898 Paramount Home Entertainment
Publisher number13898A Paramount Home Entertainment
Publisher number13898B Paramount Home Entertainment

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Compact DVDs PN1997 .S868 2008 DVD ✔ Available No booklet included. Place Hold