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Direction

Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Runtime: 110 minutes

Rating: 8.4

Release year: 1950

IMDB: tt0043014

Plot summary

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

Genres

Drama

Film-Noir

Cast

William Holden

Gloria Swanson

Erich von Stroheim

Nancy Olson

Directors

Billy Wilder

Sunset Blvd. Filming Locations

Sunset Blvd. Filming Locations

1: 10060 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Norma Desmond's driveway gate )

2: Getty Mansion - 641 S. Irving Boulevard, Midtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Norma Desmond's mansion - now demolished )

3: Alto-Nido Apartments - 1851 N Ivar St, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( home of Joe Gillis )

4: Bel-Air Country Club - 10768 Bellagio Road, Los Angeles, California, USA ( golf course )

5: 8024 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Schwab's Pharmacy, closed in 1983, demolished in 1988, now is the 8000 Sunset Strip Mall )

6: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Studio )

7: Stage 18, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Samson and Delilah )

8: Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California, USA ( car chase )

9: Paramount Gate, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Bronson Gate - as 5451 Marathon Street )

10: Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA ( road scenes )

11: Dreier Building, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( writer's building )

12: Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( parking lot )

13: Stone Canyon Rd, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA ( car chase )

14: Bullocks Wilshire, 3050 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, California, USA ( men's clothing store sequence )

15: Perino's Restaurant, 3927 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA ( men's clothing store sequence. It was demolished )

16: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

17: Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sunset Blvd. (1950)