based on novel or book,alcohol,brother,paranoia,bartender,addiction,alcoholism,flashback,film noir,suicidal,black and white,writer,alcoholic,bats,low self esteem,dishonesty,hopelessness,delirium tremens,lies,devoted girlfriend

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Poster for The Lost Weekend

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

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Billy Wilder
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    Don Birnam Ray Milland
  • Profile picture of Jane Wyman
    Helen St. James Jane Wyman
  • Profile picture of Phillip Terry
    Wick Birnam Phillip Terry
  • Profile picture of Howard Da Silva
    Nat the Bartender Howard Da Silva
  • Profile picture of Doris Dowling
    Gloria Doris Dowling
  • Profile picture of Frank Faylen
    'Bim' Nolan Frank Faylen
  • Profile picture of Mary Young
    Mrs. Deveridge Mary Young
  • Profile picture of Anita Sharp-Bolster
    Mrs. Foley Anita Sharp-Bolster

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • alcohol
  • brother
  • paranoia
  • bartender
  • addiction
  • alcoholism
  • flashback
  • film noir
  • suicidal
  • black and white
  • writer
  • alcoholic
  • bats
  • low self esteem
  • dishonesty
  • hopelessness
  • delirium tremens
  • lies
  • devoted girlfriend