Sunset Blvd. [DVD]
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Sunset Blvd. [DVD]

By Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969.
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002.

Audience All ages

Published [2002] by Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, Calif.

UPC 097360492743

Bib Id 876763

Edition Special collector's ed.

Description 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

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Leader
03875cgm a2200757Ia 4500
LCCN
51-102995
ISBN
0792172868 : $25.00
UPC
097360492743
Publisher Number
04927
Language
eng fre
Call #
DVD
Title
Sunset Blvd. [DVD]
Varying Form of Title
Sunset Boulevard
Edition
Special collector's ed.
Description
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
Special features: Commentary by Ed Sikov, author of "On Sunset Boulevard: the life and times of Billy Wilder" ; a 28 min. documentary, Sunset Blvd., a look back (c2002) ; theatrical trailer ; Hollywood location map ; photo galleries ; morgue prologue ; Edith Head - The Paramount Years (featurette) ; The music of Sunset Boulevard (featurette).
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, John F. Seitz ; editors, Doane Harrison, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Franz Waxman ; costume designer, Edith Head.
Cast
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olsen, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton.
Summary
A harsh look at Hollywood in which an aging silent-movie queen makes a tragic attempt to return to stardom.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, Dolby digital mono, Region 1 encoding.
Language Note
English or French dialogue; Closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 1951: Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Sam Comer, Ray Moyer); Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Franz Waxman); Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr.)

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