# 42 Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Sunset Boulevard — stylized onscreen as SUNSET BLVD. — is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written byBilly Wilder, and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett. It was named after the boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California.

The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a faded silent movie star who draws him into her fantasy world where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen, with Erich von Stroheim as Max Von Mayerling, her devoted servant. Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Goughand Jack Webb play supporting roles. Director Cecil B. DeMille and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper play themselves, and the film includes cameo appearances by leading silent film actors Buster Keaton, H. B. Warner and Anna Q. Nilsson.

Praised by many critics when first released, Sunset Boulevard was nominated for eleven Academy Awards (including nominations in all four acting categories) and won three. It is widely accepted as a classic, often cited as one of the greatest films of American cinema. Deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the U.S. 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 filmsof the 20th century, and in 2007 it was 16th on their 10th Anniversary list.

Directed by	Billy Wilder
Produced by	Charles Brackett
Written by	Billy Wilder Charles Brackett D. M. Marshman, Jr.
Starring	William Holden Gloria Swanson Erich von Stroheim Nancy Olson
Music by	Franz Waxman
Cinematography	John F. Seitz
Edited by	Doane Harrison Arthur Schmidt
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	August 10, 1950
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.75 million
Box office	$5 million

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