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Condition
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Binding
DVD
Publisher
Paramount
Publication Year
2003
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
DVD
IsTextBook
No
Language
English
UPC
0097360492743
Format
DVD
Release Year
2002
Actor
Erich Von Stroheim, Gloria Swanson, William Holden
Rating
NR
Director
Samuel Wilder, Billy Wilder
Genre
Drama
Movie/TV Title
Sunset Boulevard
Edition
Collector's Edition

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Billy Wilder's masterpiece SUNSET BOULEVARD, a corrosive black comedy that remains the most memorable assault on the emptiness and vanity of the movie business, 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 down in a pool. Unable to sell his most recent chef-d'oeuvre, and in hock up to his eyeballs, Joe stashes his car in the driveway of what appears to be an abandoned mansion on Sunset Boulevard while trying to elude some persistent repo men. Closer inspection reveals the decrepit property to be inhabited by grandiose former silent movie goddess Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), and her zombie-like manservant Max (Erich von Stroheim). Upon hearing that he's a writer, the lonely but still wealthy woman offers to pay him generously to stay at the house and work on her "comeback" script on the life of Salome. Although spooked by the people and the surroundings, in desperate straits, Joe takes the job, little suspecting the madness of the netherworld he's entered. Wilder's merciless portrait of the dangers of a profession that trades in fantasy cagily couples the cynical amorality of the never-was with the near-psychotic narcissism of the has-been to reveal the vacuity of wealth and the transience of fame.

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0097360492743
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Product Key Features

Actor
Erich Von Stroheim, Gloria Swanson, William Holden
Edition
Collector's Edition
Rating
NR
Movie/TV Title
Sunset Boulevard
Director
Samuel Wilder, Billy Wilder
Format
DVD
Release Year
2002
Genre
Drama

Additional Product Features

Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Display Format
Collector's Edition
Signal Standard
Dvd
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Erich Von Stroheim, Gloria Swanson, William Holden
Film Country
USA
Release Date
20021105

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    • by swimswim84
      04 Jul, 2019Top favourable review

      A Film for the Ages

      An amazing movie after all these years. Gloria Swanson gives the performance of a life time, which a young William Holden almost matches. Eric Von Stroheim steals the show as Max the Butler. (His performance led me to “Greed”, his magnum opus as a silent film director.) And is there a director (besides Hitchcock) whose work has stood the test of time as well as Billy Wilder? This is a film for the ages.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: decluttr_store

    • by steve.genov
      20 May, 2016

      A Masterpiece

      Yes, it is in black and white but that gives this film charm, beauty and grace. A drama with comic parts. And the acting is first class with Gloria Swanson and William Holden, in the lead. Magnificent sets with tops in cinematography. I could watch this masterpiece, over and over without being bored. All about Hollywood and stars ; when they were paid 18,000.00 weekly and paid no taxes ! Buy it - see it.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: goodwillofsiliconvalley

    • by cS9bWo87R3q@Deleted
      30 Mar, 2006

      It's time for my close up, Mr. DeMille

      Billy Wilder directed this movie, which stars William Holden and Gloria Swanson. I had really mixed feelings about this movie. I think I really could have liked it, I really could have. The opening of the movie has a very gothic feel to it, with Holden narrating and later when we come to first see the huge house. And I really liked the movie right up to the end. The plot and story had me constantly guessing. Wilder really played up the contrast, especially during the New Year’s Eve party. The dialogue is great. The acting, too, is really great. Gloria Swanson, interestingly, at a point in her career much like her characters, deserved an Oscar for her performance. Holden, too, was great. Erich von whatever was good too (he directed Swanson in the silent movie they show at her ...

    • by carcabalier2413
      22 Feb, 2024

      Magnificent and entertaining film classic with the memorable Gloria Swanson.

      Magnificent and entertaining film classic with the memorable Gloria Swanson and William Holden. The black and white image quality is excellent with magnificent resolution. I must highlight the seller's attention, it was attentive and efficient. Fast shipping in strong and safe package. I fully recommend this seller.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: wn9773

    • by eyre47vita
      27 Nov, 2018

      Superior film

      Absolutely great movie! Acting is above par. Holden and Swanson are magical together. Swanson is at her best as a washed out silent movie star trying to make a comeback. She is mentally unstable, quirky and definitely crazy as she still believes she is beloved by her fans.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: bouyl6ugz