Sunset Boulevard

1950 film by Billy Wilder
Movie film Q193570
Sunset Boulevard
"Copyright 1950 Paramount Pictures Corporation" · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Sunset Boulevard

Summary

Sunset Boulevard is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,318 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sunset Boulevard received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3].
  • Sunset Boulevard received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[4].
  • Sunset Boulevard received the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[5].
  • Sunset Boulevard received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].
  • Sunset Boulevard received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film[7].
  • Sunset Boulevard's video is recorded as Sunset Boulevard (1950) - Trailer.webm[8].
  • Sunset Boulevard's image is recorded as Sunset Boulevard (1950 poster).jpg[9].
  • Sunset Boulevard's instance of is recorded as film[10].
  • Sunset Boulevard's director is recorded as Billy Wilder[11].
  • Sunset Boulevard's screenwriter is recorded as Charles Brackett[12].
  • Sunset Boulevard's screenwriter is recorded as Billy Wilder[13].
  • Sunset Boulevard's screenwriter is recorded as D. M. Marshman, Jr.[14].
  • Sunset Boulevard's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[15].
  • Sunset Boulevard's genre is recorded as drama film[16].
  • Sunset Boulevard's genre is recorded as flashback film[17].
  • Sunset Boulevard's genre is recorded as film noir[18].
  • Sunset Boulevard is named after Sunset Boulevard[19].
  • Sunset Boulevard's cast member is recorded as William Holden[20].
  • Sunset Boulevard's cast member is recorded as Gloria Swanson[21].
  • Sunset Boulevard's cast member is recorded as Erich von Stroheim[22].
  • Sunset Boulevard's cast member is recorded as Nancy Olson[23].
  • Sunset Boulevard's cast member is recorded as Fred Clark[24].
  • Sunset Boulevard's cast member is recorded as Jack Webb[25].
  • Sunset Boulevard's cast member is recorded as Hedda Hopper[26].
  • Sunset Boulevard's cast member is recorded as Buster Keaton[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Sunset Boulevard's producer is recorded as Charles Brackett[28]. Its director is recorded as Billy Wilder[11]. Screenwriters include Charles Brackett[12], Billy Wilder[13], and D. M. Marshman, Jr.[14]. Cast members include William Holden[20], Gloria Swanson[21], Erich von Stroheim[22], Nancy Olson[23], Fred Clark[24], and Jack Webb[25].

Publication

Publication dates include +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1950-08-10T00:00:00Z[30], +1950-08-17T00:00:00Z[31], and +1950-08-18T00:00:00Z[32]. Sunset Boulevard's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[33]. Genres include drama film[16], flashback film[17], and film noir[18]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[34].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3], an award for best screenplay[35], in United States[36], founded in 1941[37]; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[4]; Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[5]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6], a film award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]; and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[7], a class of award[41], in United States[42]. Reviews include 9.3/10[43], 98%[44], 94/100[45], 8.4/10[46], and 4.4/5[47].

Why It Matters

Sunset Boulevard ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,318 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Sunset Boulevard receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[4], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [28] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . wikidata.org.
  26. [7] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [43] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [44] . wikidata.org.
  31. [45] . wikidata.org.
  32. [46] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  33. [47] . Q18709181. wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . wikidata.org.
  35. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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