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| William Holden | ... | Joe Gillis | |
| Gloria Swanson | ... | Norma Desmond | |
| Erich von Stroheim | ... | Max von Mayerling | |
| Nancy Olson | ... | Betty Schaefer | |
| Fred Clark | ... | Sheldrake | |
| Lloyd Gough | ... | Morino | |
| Jack Webb | ... | Artie Green | |
| Franklyn Farnum | ... | Undertaker | |
| Larry J. Blake | ... | Finance man #1 (as Larry Blake) | |
| Charles Dayton | ... | Finance man #2 | |
| Cecil B. DeMille | ... | Himself | |
| Hedda Hopper | ... | Herself | |
| Buster Keaton | ... | Himself, Bridge Player | |
| Anna Q. Nilsson | ... | Herself, Bridge Player | |
| H.B. Warner | ... | Himself, Bridge Player | |
| Ray Evans | ... | Himself | |
| Jay Livingston | ... | Himself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Joel Allen | ... | Prop man #2 (uncredited) | |
| Gertrude Astor | ... | Courtier (uncredited) | |
| Ken Christy | ... | Homicide captain (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Clifford | ... | Sheldrake's secretary (uncredited) | |
| John Cortay | ... | Young gate guard at Paramount Studios (uncredited) | |
| Archie R. Dalzell | ... | Camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Dew | ... | Assistant Coroner (uncredited) | |
| Peter Drynan | ... | Tailor (uncredited) | |
| Julia Faye | ... | Hisham (uncredited) | |
| Al Ferguson | ... | Phone standby (uncredited) | |
| Gerry Ganzer | ... | Connie (Betty's roommate) (uncredited) | |
| Kenneth Gibson | ... | Salesman at men's shop (uncredited) | |
| Joe Gray | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Sanford E. Greenwald | ... | Newsreel cameraman (uncredited) | |
| Creighton Hale | ... | (uncredited) | |
| James Hawley | ... | Camera assistant (uncredited) | |
| Len Hendry | ... | Police sergeant (uncredited) | |
| E. Mason Hopper | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Tommy Ivo | ... | Boy (uncredited) | |
| Stan Johnson | ... | First assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Howard Joslin | ... | Police lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Lane | ... | Camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Gertrude Messinger | ... | Hairdresser (uncredited) | |
| John 'Skins' Miller | ... | Hog-eye (electrician) (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Montgomery | ... | Prop man #1 (uncredited) | |
| Bert Moorhouse | ... | Gordon Cole (uncredited) | |
| Jay Morley | ... | Fat man (uncredited) | |
| Bernice Mosk | ... | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Howard Negley | ... | Police captain (uncredited) | |
| Ottola Nesmith | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Eva Novak | ... | Courtier (uncredited) | |
| Frank O'Connor | ... | Courtier (uncredited) | |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... | Jonesy (older Paramount gate guard) (uncredited) | |
| Jack Perrin | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Virginia L. Randolph | ... | Courtier (uncredited) | |
| Bill Sheehan | ... | Second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Sidney Skolsky | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Emmett Smith | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Roy Thompson | ... | Rudy (shoeshine boy) (uncredited) | |
| Archie Twitchell | ... | Salesman (uncredited) | |
| Yvette Vickers | ... | Giggling girl on phone at party (uncredited) | |
| Edward Wahrman | ... | Camera assistant (uncredited) | |
| Henry Wilcoxon | ... | Himself, Actor on DeMille Samson & Delilah Set (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Billy Wilder | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Charles Brackett | (written by) & | |
| Billy Wilder | (written by) & | |
| D.M. Marshman Jr. | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Charles Brackett | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Franz Waxman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| John F. Seitz | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Arthur P. Schmidt | (as Arthur Schmidt) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Hans Dreier | |||
| John Meehan | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sam Comer | |||
| Ray Moyer | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Edith Head | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Nellie Manley | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Karl Silvera | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Vera Tomei | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Hugh Brown | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Charles C. Coleman | .... | assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.) | |
| Gerd Oswald | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Steve Beers | .... | head carpenter (uncredited) | |
| Gene Lauritzen | .... | construction coordinator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| John Cope | .... | sound recordist | |
| Harry Lindgren | .... | sound recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Gordon Jennings | .... | special photographic effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photography | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Otto Pierce | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Glen E. Richardson | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Walter Tayler | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| Fred True | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Doane Harrison | .... | supervising editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Gerardo Matos Rodríguez | .... | composer: tango "La Cumparsita" (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Lupe Hall | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
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Although this movie was made 8 years before I was, I saw it for the first time yesterday and I was blown away! I have spent my life missing what has just become one of my favorite movies of all time.
The acting was superb, the storyline riveting and the characters were people you could care about. Max was my personal favorite. There was a quiet, tragic dignity to him. I expected something to be revealed about him but was not prepared for the truth.
I've always liked William Holden but my experience with Gloria Swanson was limited to her brief role in "Airport 75". I will now look for more movies by her. What an expressive face.
It was fun to try to recognize some of the old time actors that were portraying themselves.
An all around excellent movie. One I truly regret having waited this long to see. But it is definitely a case of better late than never.