Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American dark comedy [1][2] film noir [3] directed by Billy Wilder and co-written by Wilder, Charles Brackett and D. M. Marshman Jr. It is named after a major street …

Sunset Boulevard: Directed by Billy Wilder. With William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film …

Jun 27, 1999 · Billy Wilder’s “Sunset Boulevard” is the portrait of a forgotten silent star, living in exile in her grotesque mansion, screening her old films, dreaming of a comeback. But it’s also …

Sunset Boulevard, American film noir, released in 1950, that is often cited as one of Hollywood’s greatest films, especially noted for Gloria Swanson’s portrayal of a fading silent-film star.

Iconic, darkly comedic, and thrilling, the three-time Oscar® winning SUNSET BOULEVARD celebrates its 75th Anniversary. Fame isn’t forever—just ask Norma Desmond. Once a …

Read the complete plot summary of Sunset Boulevard (1950) with spoiler-filled details, twists, and thematic breakdowns. Discover the story’s meaning, characters’ roles, and what makes the …

Sunset Boulevard (1950), directed by Billy Wilder, is a haunting film noir about Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter who becomes entangled with Norma Desmond, a faded silent film star …

Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness,

A Hollywood Story. A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Sunset Boulevard (1950) is a classic black comedy/drama, and perhaps the most acclaimed, but darkest film-noir story about "behind the scenes" Hollywood, self-deceit, spiritual and spatial …