The Lost Weekend  

Thu Nov 29 1945

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.

The Movie Database: 7.6/10

Internet Movie Database: 7.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

Cast and Crew

Directed By, Billy Wilder |

Screenplay By, Charles Brackett | Billy Wilder |

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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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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Drama

Tagline

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

Langauge

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Runtime

101 minutes

Budget

1.250 Million $

Box-Office

11.000 Million $

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