Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Name: Sunset Blvd.
Released: 1950-04-09T00:00:00-08:00
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 4.80

Sunset Blvd. 4.80/5 5 Votes

Motion Picture | 2D | Film Project | Black & White | 110 Minutes

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The movie Sunset Blvd., released in 1950 and directed by Billy Wilder, was shot on film using Mitchell BNC Camera with John F. Seitz as cinematographer and editing by Arthur P. Schmidt.

Starring | William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim

Directed by | Billy Wilder

Cinematography by | John F. Seitz

Edited by | Arthur P. Schmidt

Written by | Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr.

Acquisition

Celluloid

Cameras

Mitchell BNC Camera

Camera Aperture

Spherical Camera Aperture

Sound Systems

Mono

Distribution Resolution

Film Print 35mm Distribution

Distribution Medium

Blu-ray
Broadcast
DVD
Video Cassette (VHS)

Country | United States
Language | English
Genres | Drama, Film-Noir

Editing System

Add an Editing System

Finishing System

Add a Finishing System

Film Manufacturer

Eastman Kodak Film Mfg

Film Negative Width

35mm Film Negative Width

Film Negative Pulldown

4-Perf Pulldown

Camera Negative Orientation

Vertical Camera Film Orientation

Distributed Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Shooting Regions

California
Los Angeles

Shooting Space

Land
Outdoor
Studio

Academy Awards Year

1950 : 23rd Academy Awards

Academy Award Winner

Oscar Winner: Best Art Direction
Oscar Winner: Best Music Original Score
Oscar Winner: Best Writing

Academy Award Nominee

Oscar Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Oscar Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Oscar Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Oscar Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Oscar Nominee: Best Art Direction
Oscar Nominee: Best Cinematography
Oscar Nominee: Best Director
Oscar Nominee: Best Film Editing
Oscar Nominee: Best Music Original Score
Oscar Nominee: Best Picture
Oscar Nominee: Best Writing

➤ Cast

Joe Gillis

Norma Desmond

Max Von Mayerling

Betty Schaefer

Sheldrake

Morino

Artie Green

Undertaker

1st Finance Man

2nd Finance Man

H. B. Warner

Cop Who Drags Joe's Body From Pool

Prop Man #2

Courtier

Editor

Restaurant Patron

Accordionist

Homicide Captain

Sheldrake's Secretary

John Cortay

Mac - Young Gate Guard At Paramount Studios

Camera Operator

Assistant Coroner

Tailor

Hisham

Phone Standby

Connie - Betty's Roommate

Rudy Germane

Detective

Kenneth Gibson

Salesman At Men's Shop

Undetermined Role

Newsreel Cameraman

Grip On DeMille Set

Camera Assistant

Police Sergeant

Doctor

First Assistant Director

Tiny Jones

Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate

Howard Joslin

Police Lieutenant

Arthur Lane

Camera Operator

Perc Launders

Violinist At Norma's New Year's Eve Party

Reportor

Party Guest

Hairdresser

Man On Golf Course

Hog-eye - Electrician

Lee Miller

Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee

Prop Man #1

Gordon Cole

Fat Man

Bernice

Police Captain

Undetermined Role

Courtier

Courtier

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Jonesy - Older Paramount Gate Guard

Jack Perrin

Detective

Virginia L. Randolph

Courtier

Bill Sheehan

Second Assistant Director

Black Man

Rudy - Shoeshine Boy

Salesman At Men's Shop

Yvette Vickers

Giggling Girl On Phone At Party

Edward Wahrman

Camera Assistant

Henry Wilcoxon

Actor On DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set

Doris Dawson

Actress

Alan Marston

Reporter

Jack Warden

Party Guest

➤ Directed by

Billy Wilder

Director

➤ Cinematography by

John F. Seitz

Director Of Photography

➤ Written by

Charles Brackett

Written By

Billy Wilder

Written By

D.M. Marshman Jr.

Written By

➤ Edited by

Arthur P. Schmidt

Editor

➤ Produced by

Charles Brackett

Producer

➤ Original Music by

Franz Waxman

Composer

➤ Art Direction by

Hans Dreier

Art Director

John Meehan

Art Director

➤ Set Decoration by

Sam Comer

Set Decorator

Ray Moyer

Set Decorator

➤ Costume Design by

Edith Head

Costume Designer

➤ Production Management

Hugh Brown

Production Manager

➤ Second Unit & Assistant Directors

Charles C. Coleman

Assistant Director

Gerd Oswald

Second Assistant Director

➤ Camera & Electrical Department

Camera Operator

Still Photographer

Camera Assistant

Gaffer

Grip

➤ Editorial Department

Doane Harrison

Editorial Supervisor

Frank Bracht

Assistant Editor

➤ Visual Effects Department

Farciot Edouart

Process Photography

Gordon Jennings

Special Photographic Effects

➤ Art Department

Steve Beers

Head Carpenter

Jack Golconda

Props Assistant

Gene Lauritzen

Construction Coordinator

Tom Plews

Props

➤ Sound Department

John Cope

Sound Recordist

Harry Lindgren

Sound Recordist

➤ Makeup Department

Makeup Supervisor

Hair Stylist

Makeup Artist

Makeup Artist

Hair Stylist

➤ Costume & Wardrobe Department

Ed Fitzharris

Wardrobe

Hazel Hegarty

Wardrobe

Joan Joseff

Costume Jeweller

➤ Music Department

Orchestrator

Orchestrator

Orchestrator

Orchestrator

Musical Director

➤ Additional Crew Members

Lupe Hall

Script Clerk

Ronnie Lubin

Dialogue Coach

Norris Stensland

Technical Advisor

Sunset Blvd. - modified: 2024-04-09 6:56am [64966] [43014]

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