Sunset Boulevard

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Theatrical Release Date:

11/08/1990

DVD Release Date:

11/26/2002

Run Time:

110min.

Starring:

William Holden , Gloria Swanson , Erich Von Stroheim , Nancy Olson , Fred Clark

Director(s):

Billy Wilder

MPAA Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard ranks among the most scathing satires of Hollywood and the cruel fickleness of movie fandom. The story begins at the end as the body of Joe Gillis (William Holden) is fished out of a Hollywood swimming pool. Read More

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