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The Lost Weekend

NR
Drama
7.6/10(584 ratings)

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.

11-29-1945
1h 41m
The Lost Weekend
Backdrop for The Lost Weekend

Main Cast

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Don Birnam

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Helen St. James

Wick Birnam

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Nat the Bartender

Gloria

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

'Bim' Nolan

Mrs. Deveridge

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Billy Wilder
Production:
Paramount Pictures
Revenue:
$11,000,000
Budget:
$1,250,000

Key Crew

Makeup Artist:
Wally Westmore
Original Music Composer:
Miklós Rózsa
Screenplay:
Charles Brackett
Producer:
Charles Brackett
Costume Design:
Edith Head

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en