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Billy Wilder's masterpiece, a corrosive black comedy that remains the most memorable assault on the emptiness and vanity of the movie business, it stars William Holden as young, down-and-out screenwriter Joe Gillis. Narrated in flashbacks by the now-deceased scribe, the film unwinds the series of events that left him lying face .. Read more

Starring	Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Director	Billy Wilder
Genres	Drama

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- Incisive melodrama with marvellous moments but a tendency to overstay its welcome; the first reels are certainly the best, though the last scene is worth waiting for and the malicious observation throughout is a treat.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Excellent Hollywood Expose
  
  Wilder directs a fantastic film about the evils of Hollywood. Holden, Swanson and Olsen give iconic performances. The film displays the way Hollywood can ... read more »
  
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  - K Chawgo
  - London, England
  - 18 Jul 2004 at 22:44
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  Absolute Perfection
  
  Flawless. The tactic of casting leads to play parodies of themselves works brilliantly. The start of the film tells you how it is going to end but this does not... read more »
  
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  - Spiderman62
  - 2 reviews
  - 02 Feb 2012 at 09:31
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  Good at the beginning, then - snooooze
  
  It starts off pretty good, but it kinda gets saggy in the middle. I didn't make it all the way to the end. Maybe I'll rent the DVD again in the future ... read more »
  
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- - BigMeUp
  - 253 reviews
  - Midlands, UK
  - 12 Jan 2012 at 21:53
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  Worth watching
  
  This is a classic film and the acting is superb, especially Gloria Swanson who does the lead role justice. I enjoyed it on a wet Sunday afternoon and would ... read more »
  
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- - Beanie891
  - 52 reviews
  - Sutton Coldfield
  - 13 Dec 2011 at 11:23
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  a masterpiece
  
  simply a masterpiece...flawless...brilliantly written and directed with atmosphere and masterful acting... a compelling film which will absorb you from ... read more »
  
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- 1032859
- - rendlesham
  - 8 reviews
  - 23 Aug 2011 at 22:19
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  Hollywood burn
  
  Very well made film that is only aged by the picture quality. Excellent performance from Swanson. Much referred to film that should be watched.
  
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- - buffyrules
  - 164 reviews
  - southend on sea
  - 28 Jun 2011 at 17:35
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  Mad About The Boy
  
  In the grounds of a ruined mansion there is an empty swimming pool, overgrown with weeds and infested with rats. A young man, out of options, pulls into the ... read more »
  
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- - MidnightMovie
  - 58 reviews
  - Kirkcaldy
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 21:40
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  Sunset Boulevard
  
  An interesting and well-crafted film about some of the negative aspects of Hollywood.
  
  The Special Feature on the making of the film is enlightening.
  
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- - Miriam
  - Ealing, London
  - 20 Nov 2010 at 21:29
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  Stands the test of Time
  
  Sunset Boulevard is one of Billy Wilder's best movies and remains fresh and delightful to watch in 2010. The opening sequence is one of the best ever to be ... read more »
  
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- - Charminggent
  - 15 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Nov 2010 at 12:04
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  The Sun Refuses to Set on this Evergreen Wonder
  
  Dark noiresque thriller with a towering central performance from Gloria Swanson as the iconic fading star in Hollywood. A great central conceit starts with the ... read more »
  
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- - russio
  - 144 reviews
  - Harlow
  - 31 Aug 2010 at 16:44
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  Classic and brilliant
  
  Gloria Swanson was an absolute star of the Hollywood glamour period and this film shows the seedy dark side of the aging star who wants to make a comeback.read more »
  
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- - pixie
  - 205 reviews
  - Redruth
  - 26 Jul 2010 at 13:02
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  Excellent Hollywood Expose
  
  Wilder directs a fantastic film about the evils of Hollywood. Holden, Swanson and Olsen give iconic performances. The film displays the way Hollywood can ... read more »
  
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  - K Chawgo
  - London, England
  - 18 Jul 2004 at 22:44
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  Gloriously Twisted
  
  'Sunset Boulevard,' besides predating 'American Beauty' by about fifty years, outdoes it with self-loathing and wonderfully sick twists and ... read more »
  
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- - LoganV
  - Fife
  - 07 Dec 2003 at 22:09
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  Why can't movies like this exist today!?Why!
  
  An absolute CLASSIC! This movie encompasses all that is Hollywood in its golden era!
  
  The story is brilliant, the directing and acting are tremendous ... read more »
  
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- - JKmoviebuff
  - London
  - 05 Nov 2003 at 17:52
- - 5
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  An all-time Great
  
  Just about to perform in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Sunset Boulevard (it's a pity there does not seem to be a DVD of this), I thought I would remind ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Chichester West Sussex
  - 04 Jun 2005 at 11:25
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  hmmm
  
  One of Billy Wilder's weaker films (in my opinion). I mean- it seems well made and the story is inviting at first.. but the film seems to drag along without... read more »
  
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- - Daniel Johnson
  - London, England
  - 01 May 2004 at 16:14
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  A timeless classic!
  
  This film still stands up in its own right today. Swanson is fantastic. As are the rest of the cast. And the bonus 'making off' documentary is ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 29 Jul 2004 at 20:07
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  An all time classic
  
  When I ordered this film I did not realise that it was the 1950 original. It was fantastic, even my 13 yr old granddaughter, became engrossed in it and, despite... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 05 Jun 2005 at 14:13
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  A Timeless Masterpiece!
  
  Simply fantastic and a joy to watch - this film may be 55 years old, but it's as sharp and true today as it was then! Wilder has done a great job in ... read more »
  
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- - Gari
  - Manchester, England
  - 05 Jan 2006 at 00:48
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  The silent screen lives
  
  They don't make stars like Norma Desmond anymore, the reclusive silent screen siren holed up in her mansion off Sunset Boulevard and just waiting for a ... read more »
  
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- 305191
- - Benny01
  - London
  - 18 Jun 2004 at 12:14
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  Classic and brilliant
  
  Gloria Swanson was an absolute star of the Hollywood glamour period and this film shows the seedy dark side of the aging star who wants to make a comeback.read more »
  
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- 908537
- - pixie
  - 205 reviews
  - Redruth
  - 26 Jul 2010 at 13:02

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- Sunset Boulevard
  
  Billy Wilder's masterpiece, a corrosive black comedy that remains the most memorable assault on the emptiness and vanity of the movie business, it stars William Holden as young, down-and-out screenwriter Joe Gillis. Narrated in flashbacks by the now-deceased scribe, the film unwinds the series of ...