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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Blvd.

1950 film by Billy Wilder.

Statements about Sunset Boulevard

Named After

Sunset Boulevard

Instance Of

Cast Member

30 items

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Erich Von Stroheim

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Anna Q. Nilsson

E. Mason Hopper

Cecil B. DeMille

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Cecil B. DeMille

Franklyn Farnum

Archie R. Dalzell

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Original Language of Film or TV Show

Screenwriter

Charles Brackett

D. M. Marshman, Jr.

Producer

Charles Brackett

Production Company

Paramount Pictures

Narrative Location

Publication Date

1950

8/10/1950

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8/17/1950

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8/18/1950

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Award Received

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

(3/29/1951)

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Charles Brackett

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D. M. Marshman, Jr.

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23rd Academy Awards

: 3/29/1951

Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White

(3/29/1951)

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Samuel M. Comer

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23rd Academy Awards

: 3/29/1951

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

(3/29/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

: 3/29/1951

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

National Board of Review Award for Best Film

Genre

Title

Sunset Boulevard

Nominated For

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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

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: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

(2/12/1951)

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Erich Von Stroheim

: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Actor

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

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: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Actress

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

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: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Director

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

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: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

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: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Film Editing

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

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Arthur P. Schmidt

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: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

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Charles Brackett

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D. M. Marshman, Jr.

: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Picture

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

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Samuel M. Comer

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: 2/12/1951

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

(2/12/1951)

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23rd Academy Awards

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: 2/12/1951

Composer

Color

Black-and-White

Distributed By

Paramount Pictures

Derivative Work

Sunset Boulevard

Video

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Image

Official Website

https://www.paramount.com/movies/sun ...

Set in Period

: 1950

Main Subject

Cinema of the United States

Distribution Format

Video on Demand

Described by Source

AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List

Assessment

10 items

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Considering Named Characters Only

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Cannot Be Confirmed by Other Sources

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Reverse Bechdel Test

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Considering Named Characters Only

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Vito Russo Test

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:0/3

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No Points for Feldman Criterion (A)

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No Point for Feldman Criterion (B)

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No Point for Feldman Criterion (C)

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2 Points for Feldman Criterion (F)

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No Points for Feldman Criterion (G)

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1 Point for Feldman Criterion (H)

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No Point for Feldman Criterion (E)

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No Point for Feldman Criteria (D)

Assessment Outcome

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:3/10

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Third Landau or Reverse Landau Test Criteria

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Different From

Sunset Boulevard

Review Score

9.3/10 (10/5/2021)

Review Score By

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Rotten Tomatoes

:bug: P459

: 10/5/2021

98% (8/2/2024)

Review Score By

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Rotten Tomatoes

:bug: P459

: 8/2/2024

Number of Reviews/Ratings

: 115 critic review

94/100 (7/14/2025)

Review Score By

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:bug: P459

: 7/14/2025

Number of Reviews/Ratings

: 32 critic review

Part Of

National Film Registry

(1989 - )

: 1989

Aspect Ratio (W:H)

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