Sunset Blvd. / a Paramount picture ; written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman ; produced by Charles Brackett ; directed by Billy Wilder.

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The story of Norma Desmond, an aging film queen, who prepares for her grand comeback to stardom, and of Joe Gillis, a screenwriter who comes to her aid when she takes him in.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Sunset Blvd. (Motion picture)
Main Author:	Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 (Composer)
Corporate Author:	Paramount Pictures Corporation
Other Authors:	Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 (Screenwriter, Director) Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969 (Producer) Marshman, D. M., Jr., 1922-2015 (Screenwriter) Holden, William, 1918-1981 (Actor) Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983 (Actor) Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957 (Actor) Olson, Nancy, 1928- (Actor) Clark, Fred, 1914-1968 (Actor) Gough, Lloyd (Actor) Webb, Jack, 1920-1982 (Actor) Sikov, Ed (Commentator) DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 (Actor) Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 (Actor) Seitz, John F. (John Francis), 1892-1979 (Cinematographer)
Language:	English French Portuguese Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English, dubbed French, dubbed Spanish and dubbed Portuguese soundtracks with optional Spanish, Portuguese, French or English subtitles. Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH].
Published:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2012]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Actresses > California > Los Angeles > Drama. Screenwriters > California > Los Angeles > Drama. Fame > Psychological aspects > Drama. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Drama. Film noir. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Film noir. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 Blu-ray disc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Sunset Boulevard.
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc

Description
Summary:	The story of Norma Desmond, an aging film queen, who prepares for her grand comeback to stardom, and of Joe Gillis, a screenwriter who comes to her aid when she takes him in.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Blu-ray release date: Nov. 6, 2012. Special features: Commentary soundtrack with edition Sikov; ten featurettes; theatrical trailer; morgue prologue script pages; deleted scene; Hollywood location map; galleries.
Call Number:	CY4 D0148002 Blu-ray Video CY9 D0143761 Blu-ray Video
Audience:	Not rated.
ISBN:	1415767653 9781415767658
Credits:	Director of photography, John F. Seitz ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Franz Waxman.
System Details:	Blu-ray, fullscreen; Mono Dolby TrueHD (English), Dolby Digital mono (French, Portuguese or Spanish); requires Blu-ray player. Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:	William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton.