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Films that Inspire Me - Sunset Boulevard

The Ninth Film in our Films that Inspire Me Series - Greg Sestero presents the premiere Hollywood film, Sunset Boulevard

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

Movie Info

Rated: Approved
Runtime: 1 hr 50 min
Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
Genre: Drama

Synopsis

Desperate for cash, screenwriter Joe Gillis has a chance meeting with a faded silent film star. Norma Desmond lives in her crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion with only her butler to keep her company. She has become a sad demented recluse convinced that the outside world is clamoring for her dramatic return. Enticing him with the prospect of script work she puts him up in her mansion and he becomes ever more involved and entangled in her life.