Alex Cox introduces the last in this season of classic cult movies. Tonight:
Sunset Boulevard starring and Hollywood's most famous picture of itself is
Billy Wilder 's story of a faded movie queen dreaming of a comeback and the young disillusioned writer who strays into her strange fantasy world.
Gloria Swanson 's performance as the grotesque and pathetic
Norma Desmond is a tour de force, with strong support from Erich von Stroheim and William Holden as the writer. and as themselves
CECIL B. DEMILLE , H. B. WARNER
RAY EVANS , JAY LIVINGSTON. Screenplay by CHARLES BRACKETT. BILLY WILDER and D. M. MARSHAM JR Produced by CHARLES BRACKETT Directed by BILLY WILDER
Television presentation NICK JONES
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