Country
United States
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Note
New York City, New York
A Hollywood Story.
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Anne Bauchens | Editor (uncredited) |
| Edward Biby | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Danny Borzage | Accordionist (uncredited) |
| Ken Christy | Homicide Captain (uncredited) |
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| Ruth Clifford | Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited) |
| John Cortay | Young Gate Guard Mac at Paramount Studios (uncredited) |
| Archie R. Dalzell | Camera Operator (uncredited) |
| Eddie Dew | Assistant Coroner (uncredited) |
| Julia Faye | Hisham (uncredited) |
| Al Ferguson | Phone Standby (uncredited) |
| Gerry Ganzer | Betty's Roommate Connie (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Detective (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited) |
| Creighton Hale | Creighton Hale (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited) |
| Len Hendry | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| E. Mason Hopper | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Stan Johnson | First Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Tiny Jones | Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited) |
| Howard Joslin | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Arthur Lane | Camera Operator (uncredited) |
| Perc Launders | Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party (uncredited) |
| William Meader | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Messinger | Hairdresser (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Man on Golf Course (uncredited) |
| Howard Negley | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| John 'Skins' Miller | Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited) |
| Lee Miller | Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited) |
| Ralph Montgomery | Prop Man #1 (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Gordon Cole (uncredited) |
| Jay Morley | Fat Man (uncredited) |
| Eva Novak | Courtier (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Courtier (uncredited) |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited) |
| Jack Perrin | Detective (uncredited) |
| Sidney Skolsky | Sidney Skolsky (uncredited) |
| Emmett Smith | Black Man (uncredited) |
| Archie Twitchell | Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited) |
| Yvette Vickers | Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited) |
| Henry Wilcoxon | Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited) |
| James Hawley | Camera Assistant (uncredited) |
| Bernice Mosk | Bernice (uncredited) |
| Virginia L. Randolph | Courtier (uncredited) |
| Bill Sheehan | Second Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Roy Thompson | Rudy, Shoeshine Boy (uncredited) |
| Jack Warden | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Finn Zirzow | Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Sunset Boulevard |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Paramount Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 10 agosto 1950 |
| Producer | Charles Brackett |
| Writer | Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr. |
| Editors | Arthur P. Schmidt, Frank Bracht, Doane Harrison |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz, Otto Pierce, Glen E. Richardson, Harlow Stengel, Fred True |
| Asst. Directors | Charles C. Coleman, Gerd Oswald, Billy Wilder |
| Lighting | Walter Tayler |
| Camera Operators | Otto Pierce, John F. Seitz, Glen E. Richardson, Harlow Stengel, Fred True |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Note
London, Rated A
Country
China
Date
Apr 16, 2026
Note
Beijing International Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Denmark
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Certification
15
Country
United States
Date
Apr 24, 2010
Note
TCM Classic Film Festival
Country
Italy
Date
Jun 24, 2025
Note
75th Anniversary Rerelease Il Cinema Ritrovato
Country
Thailand
Date
Aug 08, 2025
Theatrical release
Country
Belgium
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Certification
AL
Country
Finland
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Certification
K-16
Country
United States
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Country
Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Note
Toronto
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Country
Brazil
Date
Sep 05, 1950
Certification
L
Country
Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1950
Country
Sweden
Date
Dec 20, 1950
Certification
15
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 08, 1951
Certification
18
Country
Italy
Date
Mar 06, 1951
Country
Mexico
Date
Mar 22, 1951
Country
Germany
Date
Apr 07, 1951
Certification
12
Note
West Germany
Country
France
Date
Apr 18, 1951
Certification
U
Country
Portugal
Date
May 11, 1951
Certification
M/12
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 28, 1951
Certification
G
Country
Argentina
Date
Nov 01, 1951
Country
Spain
Date
Feb 29, 1952
Country
Philippines
Date
Apr 01, 1952
Note
Davao
Country
Poland
Date
Jan 01, 1957
Certification
16
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 13, 2002
Certification
PG
Note
Re-release
Country
Slovakia
Date
Sep 26, 2013
Country
Greece
Date
Sep 18, 2025
Note
Re-Release
Physical media
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 28, 1988
Certification
PG
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 22, 2003
Certification
L
Note
mj.gov.br - Paramount Home BR
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 04, 2013
Certification
18
Note
Blu-ray
Country
United States
Date
Apr 25, 2017
Certification
NR
Note
Blu-ray | DVD
TV
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 26, 1990
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