The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

Drama · 1945 · 1h 41m

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7.6/10 · TMDB

The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!

Overview

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

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Cast & crew

Ray MillandDon Birnam
Jane WymanHelen St. James
Phillip TerryWick Birnam
Howard Da SilvaNat the Bartender
Doris DowlingGloria
Frank Faylen'Bim' Nolan
Mary YoungMrs. Deveridge
Anita Sharp-BolsterMrs. Foley
Lilian FontaineMrs. Charles St. James
Frank OrthOpera Cloak Room Attendant
Lewis L. RussellCharles St. James
Andy AndrewsAlcoholic (uncredited)
Walter BaldwinMan from Albany (uncredited)
Harry BarrisPianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
Jess Lee Brooks(uncredited)

Information

Release date
29 November 1945
Director
Billy Wilder
Genres
Drama
Runtime
1h 41m
Country of origin
United States

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