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Cast
William Holden | As: Joe Gillis | |
Gloria Swanson | As: Norma Desmond | |
Erich von Stroheim | As: Max von Mayerling | |
Nancy Olson | As: Betty Schaefer | |
Fred Clark | As: Sheldrake |
Storyline
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Tagline: | A Hollywood Story. |
Certification: | PG |
Cast
William Holden |
Joe Gillis |
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Gloria Swanson |
Norma Desmond |
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Erich von Stroheim |
Max von Mayerling |
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Nancy Olson |
Betty Schaefer |
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Fred Clark |
Sheldrake |
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Lloyd Gough |
Morino |
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Jack Webb |
Artie Green |
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Franklyn Farnum |
Undertaker |
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Larry J. Blake |
1st Finance Man |
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Charles Dayton |
2nd Finance Man |
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Cecil B. DeMille |
Cecil B. DeMille |
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Hedda Hopper |
Hedda Hopper |
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Buster Keaton |
Buster Keaton |
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Anna Q. Nilsson |
Anna Q. Nilsson |
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H.B. Warner |
H.B. Warner |
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Ray Evans |
Ray Evans |
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Jay Livingston |
Jay Livingston |
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Fred Aldrich |
Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited) |
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Joel Allen |
Prop Man #2 (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Astor |
Courtier (uncredited) |
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Anne Bauchens |
Editor (uncredited) |
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Edward Biby |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Danny Borzage |
Accordionist (uncredited) |
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Ken Christy |
Homicide Captain (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford |
Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited) |
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John Cortay |
Young Gate Guard Mac at Paramount Studios (uncredited) |
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Archie R. Dalzell |
Camera Operator (uncredited) |
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Eddie Dew |
Assistant Coroner (uncredited) |
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Julia Faye |
Hisham (uncredited) |
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Al Ferguson |
Phone Standby (uncredited) |
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Gerry Ganzer |
Betty's Roommate Connie (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane |
Detective (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Gibson |
Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited) |
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Creighton Hale |
Creighton Hale (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton |
Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited) |
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Len Hendry |
Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
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E. Mason Hopper |
Doctor (uncredited) |
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Stan Johnson |
First Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Tiny Jones |
Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited) |
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Howard Joslin |
Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Arthur Lane |
Camera Operator (uncredited) |
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Perc Launders |
Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party (uncredited) |
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William Meader |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Messinger |
Hairdresser (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller |
Man on Golf Course (uncredited) |
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Howard Negley |
Police Captain (uncredited) |
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John "Skins" Miller |
Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited) |
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Lee Miller |
Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited) |
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Ralph Montgomery |
Prop Man #1 (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse |
Gordon Cole (uncredited) |
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Jay Morley |
Fat Man (uncredited) |
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Eva Novak |
Courtier (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor |
Courtier (uncredited) |
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Robert Emmett O'Connor |
Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited) |
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Jack Perrin |
Detective (uncredited) |
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Sidney Skolsky |
Sidney Skolsky (uncredited) |
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Emmett Smith |
Black Man (uncredited) |
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Archie Twitchell |
Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited) |
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Yvette Vickers |
Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited) |
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Edward Wahrman |
Camera Assistant (uncredited) |
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Henry Wilcoxon |
Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited) |
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Peter Drynan |
Tailor (uncredited) |
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Sanford E. Greenwald |
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) |
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James Hawley |
Camera Assistant (uncredited) |
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Alan Marston |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bernice Mosk |
Bernice (uncredited) |
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Virginia L. Randolph |
Courtier (uncredited) |
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Bill Sheehan |
Second Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Roy Thompson |
Rudy, Shoeshine Boy (uncredited) |
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Jack Warden |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Finn Zirzow |
Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited) |
Directed By
Billy Wilder |
Director |
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Charles C. Coleman |
Assistant Director |
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Gerd Oswald |
Second Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Charles Brackett |
Screenplay |
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D.M. Marshman Jr. |
Screenplay |
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Billy Wilder |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Charles Brackett |
Producer |
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Hugh Brown |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Arthur P. Schmidt |
Editor |
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Frank Bracht |
Assistant Editor |
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Doane Harrison |
Supervising Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Edith Head |
Costume Design |
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Nellie Manley |
Hairstylist |
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Karl Silvera |
Makeup Artist |
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Hazel Hegarty |
Wardrobe Master |
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Wally Westmore |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Ed Fitzharris |
Wardrobe Master |
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Vera Tomei |
Hairstylist |
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Frank Thayer |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
Franz Waxman |
Original Music Composer |
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Leonid Raab |
Orchestrator |
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George Parrish |
Orchestrator |
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Leo Shuken |
Orchestrator |
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Sidney Cutner |
Orchestrator |
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John Cope |
Sound Recordist |
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Harry Lindgren |
Sound Recordist |
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Visual Effects
Farciot Edouart |
Visual Effects |
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Gordon Jennings |
Visual Effects |
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Camera
John F. Seitz |
Director of Photography |
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Otto Pierce |
Camera Operator |
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Glen E. Richardson |
Still Photographer |
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Fred True |
Grip |
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Harlow Stengel |
Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Walter Tayler |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
Hans Dreier |
Art Direction |
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John Meehan |
Art Direction |
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Ray Moyer |
Set Decoration |
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Sam Comer |
Set Decoration |
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Gene Lauritzen |
Construction Coordinator |
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Jack Colconda |
Assistant Property Master |
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Tom Plews |
Props |
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Steve Beers |
Head Carpenter |
Other Crew
Norris Stensland |
Technical Advisor |
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Ronnie Lubin |
Dialogue Coach |
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