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The Lost Weekend (1945)

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

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Billy Wilder
Writer : Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Don Birnam
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
Helen St. James
Phillip Terry
Phillip Terry
Wick Birnam
Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva
Nat the Bartender
Doris Dowling
Doris Dowling
Gloria
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
'Bim' Nolan
Mary Young
Mary Young
Mrs. Deveridge
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Mrs. Foley
Lillian Fontaine
Lillian Fontaine
Mrs. Charles St. James
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
Opera Cloak Room Attendant
Lewis L. Russell
Lewis L. Russell
Charles St. James
Andy Andrews
Andy Andrews
Alcoholic (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Walter Baldwin
Man from Albany (uncredited)
Harry Barris
Harry Barris
Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
Jess Lee Brooks
Jess Lee Brooks
(uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
Jack Rube Clifford
Guard (uncredited)
David Clyde
David Clyde
Dave (uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited)
Willa Pearl Curtis
Willa Pearl Curtis
Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited)
John Deauville
John Deauville
Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Helen Dickson
Mrs. Frink (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Jayne Hazard
Jayne Hazard
M. (uncredited)
Ted Hecht
Ted Hecht
Man with Bandaged Ear (uncredited)
Ernest Hilliard
Ernest Hilliard
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Earle Hyman
Earle Hyman
Smoking Man (uncredited)
Jerry James
Jerry James
Male Nurse (uncredited)
Stan Johnson
Stan Johnson
Nurse (uncredited)
Jack W. Johnston
Jack W. Johnston
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Baby (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton
Mr. Brophy (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Perc Launders
Doorman (uncredited)
Audrey Long
Audrey Long
Cloak Room Attendant (uncredited)
Bertram Marburgh
Bertram Marburgh
Jewish Man (uncredited)
William Meader
William Meader
Hardware Man (uncredited)
James Millican
James Millican
Nurse (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Frank Mills
Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity
Pat Moriarity
Irishman (uncredited)
William Newell
William Newell
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)
William O'Leary
William O'Leary
Irishman (uncredited)
Peter Potter
Peter Potter
Shaky and Sweaty Man (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Stanley Price
Fruit Clerk (uncredited)
Craig Reynolds
Craig Reynolds
George (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Lester Sharpe
Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
Guard (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Douglas Spencer
Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Mattress Man (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Amzie Strickland
Woman in Bar (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Harry Tenbrook
Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Doctor (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Max Wagner
Mike (uncredited)
Milton Wallace
Milton Wallace
Pawnbroker with Helen's Coat (uncredited)
Gisela Werbisek
Gisela Werbisek
Mrs. Wertheim (uncredited)
Crane Whitley
Crane Whitley
Waiter at Harry & Joe's Bar (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
Ernest Whitman
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
Drunk (uncredited)
Isabel Withers
Isabel Withers
Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)

Crews

Charles R. Jackson
Charles R. Jackson
Novel
Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett
Screenplay
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett
Producer
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Doane Harrison
Doane Harrison
Editorial Manager
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
A. Earl Hedrick
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
Gordon Jennings
Gordon Jennings
Visual Effects
Farciot Edouart
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Bertram C. Granger
Bertram C. Granger
Set Decoration
Richard Blaydon
Richard Blaydon
Production Manager
Frank Parmenter
Frank Parmenter
Production Manager
Charles C. Coleman
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Director
Gene Lauritzen
Gene Lauritzen
Construction Coordinator
Sidney Cutner
Sidney Cutner
Orchestrator
Leo Shuken
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Doane Harrison
Doane Harrison
Editor
Jack Colconda
Jack Colconda
Props
Harlow Stengel
Harlow Stengel
Assistant Camera
Fred True
Fred True
Grip
Stanley Cooley
Stanley Cooley
Sound Recordist
Joel Moss
Joel Moss
Sound Recordist

Trailers and other movies

Mark Pellington on THE LOST WEEKEND
The Lost Weekend (1945) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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