Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950) A Review by Grant Kanigan Directed by: Billy Wilder Written by: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder & D.M. Marshman Jr. Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson Erich von Stroheim Rating: PG Release Date: August 10th 1950 Erich von Stronheim, William Holden & Gloria Swanson get ready for their close-ups in Sunset Boulevard Paramount/MPTV Billy Wilder is one of the most interesting filmmakers from the classic-era of cinema. Some Like It Hot, Sunset Boulevard, and The Apartment are all considered celluloid classics, and all have distinct, unique milieux. Wilder was a master of his craft; able to make effective cinema in genres as different as comedy, horror and drama, (for the record, the closing line of Some Like It Hot ; " Well, nobody's perfect! " remains the funniest line ever captured on camera). Sunset Boulevard, then, may be his crowning achievement. Sunset Boulev