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Synopsis
Joe Gillis, a hunky but bankrupt screenwriter, is hired by washed-up silent screen star Norma Desmond to pen her a comeback star vehicle. Gillis has had his latest screenplay rejected by the studios, and, desperate, takes up Desmond's offer to write Salome for her. She demands that he stay with her while he writes, and soon he becomes a virtual prisoner of the actress and her gloomy house.
Joe Gillis, a hunky but bankrupt screenwriter, is hired by washed-up silent screen star Norma Desmond to pen her a comeback star vehicle. Gillis has had his latest screenplay rejected by the studios, and, desperate, …
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Genres | Drama |
Run Time | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Distributors | Paramount Pictures |
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Director
Billy Wilder | Director |
CAST
Gloria Swanson | Norma Desmond |
William Holden | Joe Gillis |
Erich von Stroheim | Max Von Mayerling |
Nancy Olson | Betty Schaefer |
Jack Webb | Artie Green |
Cecil B DeMille | Himself |
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