El crepúsculo de los dioses

Joe Gillis es un joven escritor de segunda fila que, acosado por sus acreedores, se refugia casualmente en la mansión de Norma Desmond, antigua estrella del cine mudo, que vive fuera de la realidad, acompañada únicamente de su fiel criado Max. A partir de ese momento, la actriz pretende que Joe corrija un guión que ella ha escrito y que va a significar su regreso al cine.

• 1950National Board of Review AwardsBest Actress — Gloria Swanson
• 1950National Board of Review Awards · Top Ten FilmsTop Ten Films
• 1950National Board of Review AwardsBest Film
• 1951Academy AwardsActress — Gloria Swanson · nominada
• 1951Academy AwardsActor in a Supporting Role — Erich von Stroheim · nominada
• 1951Academy AwardsActress in a Supporting Role — Nancy Olson · nominada
• 1951Academy AwardsCinematography (Black-and-White) — John F. Seitz · nominada
• 1951Academy AwardsFilm Editing — Arthur Schmidt, Doane Harrison · nominada
• 1951Academy AwardsWriting (Story and Screenplay) — Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D. M. Marshman, Jr.
• 1951Academy AwardsArt Direction (Black-and-White) — Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
• 1951Academy AwardsBest Motion Picture — Paramount · nominada
• 1951Academy AwardsMusic (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) — Franz Waxman

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• Rodada en William O. Jenkins / J. Paul Getty mansion site, Wilshire Boulevard at Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, California — Exteriors of Norma Desmond's mansion; AFI notes Paramount added the swimming pool and that the house was later destroyed in 1957.
• Janss estate, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California — Driveway of the Desmond home.
• Paramount Studios entrance, Los Angeles, California — Studio entrance exterior; the film also includes scenes set around Paramount production activity.
• Alto Nido apartment building, Ivar Street above Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California — Exterior location for Joe Gillis's apartment building.
• Los Angeles County Morgue, California — Exterior location; AFI also notes a replica of the morgue interior was built.
• Schwab's Drug Store, Los Angeles, California — Location shots; AFI also notes the film used a constructed replica of the interior.
• Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California — Other location shots / road scenes.
• Bel Air golf course, Los Angeles, California — Other location shots.