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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Drama / Film-Noir /  more » Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 13 nominations  more » User Ratings: 8.6 (88,358 votes)  more »   Also rated #32 in the Top 250 Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.  more »

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Filmmakers: Billy Wilder - Director / Writer, Charles Brackett - Writer / Producer, D.M. Marshman Jr. - Writer, John F. Seitz - Cinematographer, Franz Waxman - Composer, Arthur Schmidt¹ - Editor  more »

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	Fred Clark ... Sheldrake	13,774