Sunset Boulevard
An aging silent film queen refuses to accept that her stardom has ended. She hires a young screenwriter to help set up her movie comeback. The screenwriter believes he can manipulate her, but he soon finds out he is wrong. The screenwriters ambivalence about their relationship and her unwillingness to let go leads to a situation of violence, madness, and death.
Gloria Swanson
William Holden
Erich von Stroheim
Nancy Olson
Fred Clark
Lloyd Gough
Jack Webb
Billy Wilder
Producer:
Charles Brackett
Written by:
Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman, Jr.
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
$1.75 million
Box Office:
$5 million
Awards:
Academy Awards - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Picture (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Actress in a Leading Role (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Director (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Cinematography, Black and White (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Film Editing (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture - Drama (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture Director (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture Score (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Supporting Actor (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Screenplay (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Cinematography - Black and White (Nominated)
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
98%
