Behind the Scenes
Director
Billy WilderIf your resume looked anything like Billy Wilder's did, well, we can bet you'd never have any trouble getting a job. Or, frankly, you'd probably never need one. We're not exaggerating...
Screenwriter
Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and D.M. Marshman Jr. Billy Wilder wasn't always the Billy Wilder. Way back before he became one of the most influential screenwriters in Hollywood history, he...
Production Studio
Paramount StudiosParamount Studios just may be a glutton for punishment. See, they produced Sunset Boulevard, but they also starred in the flick—as the main production company featured within the...
Production Design
Focus on the Story That's what Billy Wilder's known for: story. The man was a master of his craft. And so it makes sense that the movie's production focused on the story, too. Everything we see on...
Music (Score)
Classical Madness Mix a little tango, a little bebop, and what do you get? Something supremely strange, and supremely effective. Franz Waxman wrote the music for Sunset Boulevard—a soundtrack tha...
Fandoms
We hate to break it to all you folks out there hoping to dress as Gloria Swanson at the next cosplay convention, but Sunset Boulevard doesn't have the kind of cult following that Star Wars and Indi...