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Sunset Boulevard (1950) Screenplay

"Sunset Boulevard": Read The Screenplay By Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder & D.M. Marshman Jr.

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Written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr., and for your consideration, we offer the revised final draft script from July 1949. Free, of course, from 8FLiX and TCM (Paramount Pictures).

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"Sunset Boulevard" Screenplay Details.

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Type ...
SCANNED
Version ... FinalRevised 1-5
Date ... 07.19.1949
Pages ... 117
Genres ... DramaFilm Noir
Written by ... Charles BrackettBilly WilderD.M. Marshman Jr.
IMDb ID ... 0043014

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