The Lost Weekend (1945)

7.7	Listal rating
8.2	IMDB rating

Drama (7), Alcoholism (6), 1940s (4), Robbery (4), Hospital (4), Tavern (3), Hallucination (3), Writing (3), Usa (3), Film Noir (2), Based On Novel (2), Telephone Box (2), Recently Watched (2), Pickpocket (2), Bat (2), Weekend (2), Overcoat (2), Coat (2), Deception (2), Brother Brother Relationship (2)

Description

Don Birnam, long-time alcoholic, has been "on the wagon" for ten days and seems to be over the worst; but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother Wick and girlfriend Helen, he begins a four-day bender. In flashbacks we see past events, all gone wrong because of the bottle. But this bout ... (more)

Directed by

Billy Wilder

Starring (View all) :

Don Birnam

Helen St. James

Wick Birnam

Nat

Gloria

'Bim' Nolan

Mrs. Deveridge

Mrs. Foley

Mrs. Charles St. James

Frank Orth

Opera Cloak Room Attendant

Written by (View all) :

Charles R. Jackson

(novel)

Charles Brackett

(screenplay) and

Videos


	The Lost Weekend scene from the 1945 movie where Ray Milland gets t... The Lost Weekend (1945) Trailer trailer for the film noir. www.noiroftheweek.com

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