| Edition |
Fullscreen ed. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([6] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) |
| Series |
Centennial collection ; 1 |
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Paramount centennial collection ; 1.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. |
| Language |
English or dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, Anna Q.Nilsson, H.B. Warner, Franklyn Farnum, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John F. Seitz ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music score, Franz Waxman. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono., region 1, NTSC. |
| Note |
Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by Ed Sikov. |
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Special features (disc 2): Sunset Boulevard : the beginning (23 min., c2008); The noir side of Sunset Boulevard (with Joseph Wambaugh) (15 min.); Sunset Boulevard becomes a classic (15 min., c2008); Two sides of Ms. Swanson (11 min., c2008); Stories of Sunset Boulevard (12 min., c2008); Mad about the boy : a portrait of William Holden (11 min., c2008); Recording Sunset Boulevard (6 min., c2008); The city of Sunset Boulevard (6 min.). "Sunset Boulevard documentaries written, directed & produced by Laurent Bouzereau." Morgue prologue script pages [text]; Franz Waxman and the music of Sunset Boulevard (15 min., c2002); Behind the gates : the lot (5 min., c2008); Hollywood location map; Edith Head : the Paramount years (14 min., c2002); Paramount in the '50s : retrospective featurette (10 min.); Original theatrical trailer; Galleries (production, the movie, publicity). |
| Summary |
The story of an aging film queen who prepares for her grand comeback to stardom. |
| Awards |
Academy Award winner, Best art direction, set direction, b&w (Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Sam Comer, Ray Moyer); Best music score (Franz Waxman); Best writing, story and screenplay (Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman, Jr.), 1950. |
| Contents |
disc 1. Feature film (110 min.) -- disc 2. Special features (141 min.) |
| Subject |
Actresses -- Drama.
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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
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Motion picture industry in motion pictures.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Film noir.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Subject |
DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002.
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Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969.
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Marshman, D. M., 1922-2015.
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Holden, William, 1918-1981.
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Swanson, Gloria, 1899-1983.
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Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957.
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Olson, Nancy, 1928-
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1415744165 |
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9781415744161 |
| Standard No. |
097361389844 |
| Music No. |
13898 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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13898A Paramount Home Entertainment |
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13898B Paramount Home Entertainment |
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