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Sunset Boulevard
Drama4.1
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
August 10, 1950 · Directed by Billy Wilder
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William Holden
Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson
Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim
Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson
Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark
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Lloyd Gough
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Charles Dayton
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Cecil B. DeMille
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Hedda Hopper
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