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Documentary backdrop image for Sunset People (1984)

1984110 minGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Sunset People

1984110 minGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Sunset Boulevard stretches 27 miles from Los Angeles’ Chinatown to the ocean, featuring a mix of film star mansions and tatty motels along the way.

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Sunset Boulevard stretches 27 miles from Los Angeles’ Chinatown to the ocean, featuring a mix of film star mansions and tatty motels along the way.

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Jana Boková

Jana Bokovádirector

Mel Brooks

John Hurt

Sylvie Vartan

Sylvie Vartancast

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Sunset Boulevard runs 27 miles from Los Angeles’ Chinatown to the ocean. Along this route, film star mansions sit beside rundown motels and nightclubs. Schwabs coffee shop, known for its Hollywood lore, features prominently. The film introduces various residents, including a failed showbiz impresario who found fortune selling cookies and a high-rise developer who once allowed John Wayne to take a cow in his elevator. Many seek their big break, while others have already tasted Hollywood success.

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