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The Lost Weekend (1945)

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

Synopsis

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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Director & Crew

Director Billy Wilder
Writer(s) Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Producer(s) Charles Brackett

Cast

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

Lilian Fontaine

Lilian Fontaine

Mrs. Charles St. James

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Opera Cloak Room Attendant

Lewis L. Russell

Lewis L. Russell

Charles St. James

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Andy Andrews

Alcoholic (uncredited)

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