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Certificate PG

Cast William Holden Gloria Swanson Erich von Stroheim Nancy Olson Fred Clark

Directors Billy Wilder

Screenwriters Billy Wilder Charles Brackett D M Marshman Jr.

Running Time 105 minutes

Sunset Boulevard (Sunset Blvd.)
Billy Wilder's famous insider's satire on Hollywood.

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Trapped by a faded silent movie star, screenwriter Joe is torn between a life of dead decadence and living desire.

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