The Lost Weekend
1945·1h 41m
7.6/ 10 (685 votes)
“The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!”
Drama
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.
Trailer
Director
Billy Wilder
Writers
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Where to Watch
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Cast
Ray Milland
Don Birnam
Jane Wyman
Helen St. James
Phillip Terry
Wick Birnam
Howard Da Silva
Nat the Bartender
Doris Dowling
Gloria
Frank Faylen
'Bim' Nolan
Mary Young
Mrs. Deveridge
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Mrs. Foley
Lilian Fontaine
Mrs. Charles St. James
Frank Orth
Opera Cloak Room Attendant
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Budget
$1M
Box Office
$11M
