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The Lost Weekend( 1945)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ray Milland

      Don Birnam

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      Jane Wyman

      Helen St. James

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      Phillip Terry

      Wick Birnam

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      Howard Da Silva

      Nat the Bartender

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      Doris Dowling

      Gloria

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      Frank Faylen

      'Bim' Nolan

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      Mary Young

      Mrs. Deveridge

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      Anita Sharp-Bolster

      Mrs. Foley

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      Lilian Fontaine

      Mrs. Charles St. James

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      Frank Orth

      Opera Cloak Room Attendant

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      Lewis L. Russell

      Charles St. James

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      Andy Andrews

      Alcoholic (uncredited)

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      Walter Baldwin

      Man from Albany (uncredited)

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      Harry Barris

      Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)

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      Jess Lee Brooks

      (uncredited)

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      Jack Rube Clifford

      Guard (uncredited)

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      David Clyde

      Dave (uncredited)

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      James Conaty

      Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited)

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      Willa Pearl Curtis

      Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited)

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      John Deauville

      Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)

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      Helen Dickson

      Mrs. Frink (uncredited)

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      Franklyn Farnum

      Concert Attendee (uncredited)

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      Byron Foulger

      Shopkeeper (uncredited)

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      Jayne Hazard

      M. (uncredited)

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      Ted Hecht

      Man with Bandaged Ear (uncredited)

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      Ernest Hilliard

      Headwaiter (uncredited)

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      Earle Hyman

      Smoking Man (uncredited)

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      Jerry James

      Male Nurse (uncredited)

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      Stan Johnson

      Nurse (uncredited)

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      Jack W. Johnston

      Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

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      Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky

      Baby (uncredited)

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      Eddie Laughton

      Mr. Brophy (uncredited)

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      Perc Launders

      Doorman (uncredited)

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      Bertram Marburgh

      Jewish Man (uncredited)

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      William Meader

      Hardware Man (uncredited)

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      James Millican

      Nurse (uncredited)

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      Frank Mills

      Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)

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      Pat Moriarity

      Irishman (uncredited)

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      William Newell

      Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)

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      William O'Leary

      Irishman (uncredited)

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      Peter Potter

      Shaky and Sweaty Man (uncredited)

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      Stanley Price

      Fruit Clerk (uncredited)

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      Craig Reynolds

      George (uncredited)

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      Lester Sharpe

      Jewish Man (uncredited)

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      Lee Shumway

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Douglas Spencer

      Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)

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      Al Stewart

      Mattress Man (uncredited)

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      Amzie Strickland

      Woman in Bar (uncredited)

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      Harry Tenbrook

      Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)

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      Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

      Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)

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      Emmett Vogan

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Max Wagner

      Mike (uncredited)

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      Milton Wallace

      Pawnbroker with Helen's Coat (uncredited)

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      Gisela Werbisek

      Mrs. Wertheim (uncredited)

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      Crane Whitley

      Waiter at Harry & Joe's Bar (uncredited)

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      Ernest Whitman

      Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

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      Harry Wilson

      Drunk (uncredited)

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      Isabel Withers

      Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)

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      Audrey Young

      Cloak Room Attendant (uncredited)

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      Dick Gordon

      Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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    Review 4Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Wed Feb 08 2017
    Delirium is a disease that only comes at night. Don Birnham is not a drinker, he is in fact a drunk, he is left alone for the weekend by those who love him under the proviso that he gets stuck into his writing, thus the hope is that he stays away from the booze that is killing his life and the loving foundation that his life is built upon. Billy Wilder directs this with brilliant hands, he pulls his first masterstroke by casting Ray Milland in the lead role of Don Birnham, at the time Milland was better known for light and airy roles, so for audiences of the time it was quite something to...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1250000.00

    Revenue

    11000000.00

    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