Boulevard du crépuscule (1950)
Norma Desmond, grande actrice du muet, vit recluse dans sa luxueuse villa de Berverly Hills en compagnie de Max von Meyerling, son majordome qui fut aussi son metteur en scène et mari. Joe Gillis, un scénariste sans le sou, pénètre par hasard dans la propriété et Norma lui propose de travailler au scénario du film qui marquera son retour à l'écran, Salomé. Joe accepte, s'installe chez elle, à la fois fasciné et effrayé par ses extravagances et son délire, et devient bientôt son amant. Quand son délire se transforme en paranoïa et qu'elle débarque au milieu des studios Paramount pour convaincre Cecil B. DeMille de tourner à nouveau avec elle, Gillis commence à prendre ses distances...
Directeur:
Billy Wilder
écrivains:
Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman Jr..
William Holden Joe Gillis |
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Gloria Swanson Norma Desmond |
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Erich von Stroheim Max von Mayerling |
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Nancy Olson Betty Schaefer |
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Fred Clark Sheldrake |
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Lloyd Gough Morino |
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Jack Webb Artie Green |
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Franklyn Farnum Undertaker |
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Larry J. Blake 1st Finance Man |
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Charles Dayton 2nd Finance Man |
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Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille |
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Hedda Hopper Hedda Hopper |
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Buster Keaton Buster Keaton |
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Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Q. Nilsson |
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H.B. Warner H.B. Warner |
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Ray Evans Ray Evans |
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Jay Livingston Jay Livingston |
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Fred Aldrich Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited) |
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Joel Allen Prop Man #2 (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Astor Courtier (uncredited) |
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Anne Bauchens Editor (uncredited) |
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Edward Biby Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Danny Borzage Accordionist (uncredited) |
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Ken Christy Homicide Captain (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited) |
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John Cortay Young Gate Guard Mac at Paramount Studios (uncredited) |
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Archie R. Dalzell Camera Operator (uncredited) |
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Eddie Dew Assistant Coroner (uncredited) |
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Julia Faye Hisham (uncredited) |
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Al Ferguson Phone Standby (uncredited) |
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Gerry Ganzer Betty's Roommate Connie (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane Detective (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Gibson Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited) |
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Creighton Hale Creighton Hale (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited) |
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Len Hendry Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
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E. Mason Hopper Doctor (uncredited) |
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Stan Johnson First Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Tiny Jones Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited) |
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Howard Joslin Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Arthur Lane Camera Operator (uncredited) |
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Perc Launders Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party (uncredited) |
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William Meader Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Messinger Hairdresser (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller Man on Golf Course (uncredited) |
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Howard Negley Police Captain (uncredited) |
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John "Skins" Miller Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited) |
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Lee Miller Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited) |
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Ralph Montgomery Prop Man #1 (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse Gordon Cole (uncredited) |
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Jay Morley Fat Man (uncredited) |
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Eva Novak Courtier (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor Courtier (uncredited) |
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Robert Emmett O'Connor Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited) |
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Jack Perrin Detective (uncredited) |
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Sidney Skolsky Sidney Skolsky (uncredited) |
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Emmett Smith Black Man (uncredited) |
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Archie Twitchell Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited) |
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Yvette Vickers Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited) |
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Edward Wahrman Camera Assistant (uncredited) |
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Henry Wilcoxon Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited) |
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Peter Drynan Tailor (uncredited) |
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Sanford E. Greenwald Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) |
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James Hawley Camera Assistant (uncredited) |
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Alan Marston Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bernice Mosk Bernice (uncredited) |
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Virginia L. Randolph Courtier (uncredited) |
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Bill Sheehan Second Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Roy Thompson Rudy, Shoeshine Boy (uncredited) |
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Jack Warden Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Finn Zirzow Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited) |
Sound | Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Billy Wilder | Screenplay |
Directing | Billy Wilder | Director |
Editing | Doane Harrison | Supervising Editor |
Editing | Arthur P. Schmidt | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
Writing | Charles Brackett | Screenplay |
Production | Charles Brackett | Producer |
Writing | D.M. Marshman Jr. | Screenplay |
Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
Art | John Meehan | Art Direction |
Production | Hugh Brown | Production Manager |
Directing | Gerd Oswald | Second Assistant Director |
Sound | Harry Lindgren | Sound Recordist |
Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Leonid Raab | Orchestrator |
Visual Effects | Gordon Jennings | Visual Effects |
Editing | Frank Bracht | Assistant Editor |
Sound | Sidney Cutner | Orchestrator |
Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
Sound | George Parrish | Orchestrator |
Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hairstylist |
Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Karl Silvera | Makeup Artist |
Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
Camera | Otto Pierce | Camera Operator |
Art | Tom Plews | Props |
Costume & Make-Up | Hazel Hegarty | Wardrobe Master |
Costume & Make-Up | Ed Fitzharris | Wardrobe Master |
Art | Jack Colconda | Assistant Property Master |
Costume & Make-Up | Frank Thayer | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Vera Tomei | Hairstylist |
Art | Steve Beers | Head Carpenter |
Camera | Glen E. Richardson | Still Photographer |
Camera | Harlow Stengel | Assistant Camera |
Lighting | Walter Tayler | Gaffer |
Camera | Fred True | Grip |
Crew | Ronnie Lubin | Dialogue Coach |
Crew | Norris Stensland | Technical Advisor |