Sunset Boulevard / [presented by] Paramount Pictures ; producer, Charles Brackett ; writers, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and D.M. Marshman, Jr. ; director Billy Wilder.
Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant living there. She takes a fancy to Joe and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with a young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance. Thinking she is mad, he tries to leave, but Norma kills him in a scene which she believes is the highlight of her comeback movie.
Record details
- ISBN: 0792172868
- Physical Description: sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 1 videodisc (110 min.) :.
- Edition: Special collector's edition ; Full screen version.
- Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2002]
- Copyright: ©1950
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Special features: Commentary by Ed Sikov, author of "On Sunset Boulevard: the life and times of Billy Wilder" ; the making of Sunset Boulevard ; theatrical trailer ; Hollywood location map ; photo galleries ; morgue prologue ; Edith Head - The Paramount Years featurette ; the music of Sunset Boulevard Featurette. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematographer, John F. Seitz ; editors, Doane Harrison, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Franz Waxman ; costume designer, Edith Head. |
Participant or Performer Note: | William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olsen, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, Doby digital mono, Region 1 encoding. |
Language Note: | English or French dialogue; Closed-captioned. |
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Subject: | Actors > Drama. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Motion picture industry in motion pictures. |
Genre: | Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings. DVD-Video discs. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Easton Main Library | DVD SUNSET (Text) | 31901003079763 | Adult DVD Fiction | Available | - |