TY - ADVS AU - Wilder,Billy AU - Brackett,Charles AU - Marshman,D.M. AU - Brackett,Charles AU - Holden,William AU - Swanson,Gloria AU - Von Stroheim,Erich ED - Paramount Pictures Corporation TI - Sunset boulevard PY - 2009/// CY - UK PB - Paramount Home Entertainment KW - Fortune hunters KW - Drama KW - Los Angeles (Calif.) KW - Sunset Boulevard KW - lcgft KW - Feature films N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 1950; Film -- Extra features: Commentary by Ed Sikov -- The making of -- Theatrical trailer -- Hollywood location map -- Photo galleries -- Original Morgue prologue script pages -- Edith head - The Paramount years featurette -- The music of Sunset Boulevard featurette; William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, with Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb and Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, Anna Q. Nilson, H.B. Warner, Franklyn Farnum; Parental Guidance (PG). General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children; BBFO; PG; IRL; Not suitable for people under 12; FSK; Not suitable for people under 18; ICAA N2 - Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an ageing silent film queen, and Willian Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in Sunset Boulevard. From the unforgettable opening sequence through the inevitable unfolding of tragic destiny, the film is the definitive statement on the dark and desperate side of Hollywood. Erich von Stroheim as Desmond's discoverer, ex-husband and butler, and Nacy Olson as the bright spot in unrelenting ominousness, are equally celebrated for their masterful performances ER -