The Lost Weekend
Writer Don Birnam (Ray Milland) is on the wagon. Sober for only a few days, Don is supposed to be spending the weekend with his brother, Wick (Phillip Terry), but, eager for a drink, Don convinces his girlfriend (Jane Wyman) to take Wick to a show. Don, meanwhile, heads to his local bar and misses the train out of town. After recounting to the bartender (Howard da Silva) how he developed a drinking problem, Don goes on a weekend-long bender that just might prove to be his last.
Release Date
November 29, 1945
Running Time
101 minutes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Starring
Ray Milland
Jane Wyman
Credits
Director Billy Wilder
Screenplay Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Producer Charles Brackett
Cinematography John F. Seitz
Editing Doane Harrison
Music Miklós Rózsa
Distributor Paramount Pictures
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