Sunset Boulevard

Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, et al.

Product Description

Hack screenwriter Joe moves in with Hollywood has-been Norma and her chauffeur, Max.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 097360492743
• Release Date: May 2003
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Paramount
• Director: Billy Wilder
• Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Jack Webb, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, Cecil B. DeMille, Anna Q. Nilsson
• Runtime: 1 hour, 50 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Black & White; Closed-captioned; Collector's Edition; Subtitled; NTSC
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A movie for the lover of movies.

“Life, which can be so minuscule, had taken pity on Norma Desmond. The dream she had clung to so desperately had enfolded her.” Movie scriptwriter Joe Gillis found himself in the sunset of his career. While escaping auto preprocessors, by Accident or Fait he turns into a driveway on Sunset Boulevard and begins a new chapter with a mysterious actress who is in the sunset of her career. This play in three acts is packed with stars of the time. Many of the stars and the writer reflect their real lives in the story. I am not going to list them because they are fun to discover as they show up on the screen. Even though the movie holds its own and is worth rewatching, be sure to get a DVD with the audio commentary. The commentary helps you see what you are watching and also covers the movie's original beginning. I have been tainted before viewing this movie by watching the Carol Burnett version.