Sunset Boulevard
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2002].
Edition
Special collector's edition ; Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Camp Verde Community Library - DVD - DVD Collection
SUNSET
1 available
SUNSET
1 available
Cottonwood Public Library - AVDVD - A/V Room - DVD
SUNSET BOULEVARD
1 available
SUNSET BOULEVARD
1 available
Prescott Public Library - PAV - DVD/Blu-ray Collection
SUNSET
1 available
SUNSET
1 available
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2002].
Format
DVD Video
Edition
Special collector's edition ; Full screen version.
Language
English
UPC
097360492743
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
General Note
Special features: Commentary by Ed Sikov, author of "On Sunset Boulevard: the life and times of Billy Wilder" ; the making of Sunset Boulevard ; 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.
Participants/Performers
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olsen, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper.
Description
Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant living there. She takes a fancy to Joe and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance. Thinking she is mad, he tries to leave, but Norma kills him. scene which she believes is the highlight of her comeback movie.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, Doby digital mono, Region 1 encoding.
Language
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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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Verde Community Library - DVD - DVD Collection | SUNSET | Find It Now |
| Cottonwood Public Library - AVDVD - A/V Room - DVD | SUNSET BOULEVARD | Find It Now |
| Cottonwood Public Library - AVDVD - A/V Room - DVD | SUNSET BOULEVARD | Checked Out |
| Prescott Public Library - PAV - DVD/Blu-ray Collection | SUNSET | Find It Now |
| Sedona Public Library - DVD - DVD Collection | SUNSET | Find It Now |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brackett, C., Wilder, B., Marshman, D. M., Jr., Holden, W., Swanson, G., Von Stroheim, E., Olson, N., Clark, F., Gough, L., Webb, J., DeMille, C. B. 1., Hopper, H., Seitz, J. F. 1., Harrison, D., Schmidt, A., Waxman, F., & Head, E. (2002). Sunset Boulevard (Special collector's edition ; Full screen version.). Paramount Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles Brackett et al.. 2002. Sunset Boulevard. Paramount Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles Brackett et al.. Sunset Boulevard Paramount Pictures, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brackett, Charles, et al. Sunset Boulevard Special collector's edition ; Full screen version., Paramount Pictures, 2002.
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