Sunset Boulevard (film)

:For the Broadway production see: Sunset Boulevard (musical).

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Broadway - Sunset Boulevard (musical)

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Sunset Boulevard (also known as Sunset Blvd.) is a 1950 film noir containing elements of drama, horror, and black comedy. Directed and cowritten by Billy Wilder, it was named for the famous boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.

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1950 - Film noir - Drama - Horror - Black comedy - Directed - Cowritten - Billy Wilder - Los Angeles - Beverly Hills

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William Holden plays down-on-his-luck screenwriter Joe Gillis and Gloria Swanson is Norma Desmond, a faded movie star who entraps the unsuspecting Gillis into her fantasy world in which she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen. Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough and Jack Webb play supporting roles. Director Cecil B. DeMille and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper portray themselves, and the film includes cameo appearances by leading silent film figures Buster Keaton, H. B. Warner and Anna Q. Nilsson.

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William Holden - Gloria Swanson - Movie star - Erich von Stroheim - Nancy Olson - Fred Clark - Lloyd Gough - Jack Webb - Cecil B. DeMille - Gossip columnist - Hedda Hopper - Cameo appearance - Silent film - Buster Keaton - H. B. Warner - Anna Q. Nilsson

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Praised by many critics when first released, Sunset Boulevard was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won three. It is widely accepted as a classic, often cited as one of the most noteworthy films of American cinema. Deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress in 1989, Sunset Boulevard was included in the first group of films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. In 1998 it was ranked number twelve on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 best American films of the 20th century.

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Academy Award - American cinema - United States - Library of Congress - 1989 - National Film Registry - 1998 - American Film Institute - 20th century

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