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Sunset Boulevard [Centennial Collection]

DVD - APPROX. 110 MINS. - 1950 - US Rating: NR

Main feature:

Release Nov 11, 2008
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio English: Dolby Digital 1.0
French: Dolby Digital 1.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles English, French, Spanish
Studio Paramount Home Entertainment
Year 1950
Genre Drama

Special features:

  • Disc One:
  • Feature film
  • Commentary by Ed Sikov, author of "On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder"
  • Disc Two:
  • "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"
  • "Edith Head: The Paramount Years"
  • Original theatrical trailer

Synopsis:

Meticulously restored frame by frame featuring exclusive rare footage!

Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an aging silent film queen, and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in Sunset Boulevard. Winner of three Academy Awards, director Billy Wilder's orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence through the inevitable unfolding of tragic destiny, the film is the definitive statement on the dark and desperate side of Hollywood. Erich von Stroheim as Desmond's discoverer, ex-husband and butler, and Nancy Olson as the bright spot in unrelenting ominousness, are equally celebrated for their masterful performances.

Cast and Crew:

Paramount Home Entertainment presents
Hedda HopperNancy OlsonBuster KeatonAnna Q. NilssonH.B. WarnerJack WebbWilliam HoldenCecil B. DeMilleFranklyn FarnumFred ClarkLloyd Gough"Sunset Boulevard"
Written byJr. D.M. MarshmanWritten byCharles BrackettWritten byBilly Wilderproduced byDanny Harris
produced byCharles Brackett
directed byBilly Wilder
Production Year: 1950

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