The Lost Weekend (1945)

Movie Details

Original Title The Lost Weekend

Original Language EN

Budget $1,250,000

Revenue $11,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 1.5

Cast

Ray Milland

Don Birnam

Popularity: 1.0

Jane Wyman

Helen St. James

Popularity: 5.1

Phillip Terry

Wick Birnam

Popularity: 0.4

Howard Da Silva

Nat the Bartender

Popularity: 0.4

Doris Dowling

Gloria

Popularity: 0.4

Frank Faylen

'Bim' Nolan

Popularity: 1.5

Mary Young

Mrs. Deveridge

Popularity: 0.3

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mrs. Foley

Popularity: 2.5

Lilian Fontaine

Mrs. Charles St. James

Popularity: 0.5

Frank Orth

Opera Cloak Room Attendant

Popularity: 0.9

Lewis L. Russell

Charles St. James

Popularity: 0.1

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Andy Andrews

Alcoholic (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Screenplay Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

Producer Charles Brackett

Director Billy Wilder

Editor Doane Harrison

Production

Paramount Pictures

Videos & Trailers

The Lost Weekend (1945) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Trailer

Mark Pellington on THE LOST WEEKEND

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

based on novel or book alcohol brother paranoia bartender addiction alcoholism flashback film noir suicidal black and white writer alcoholic bats low self esteem dishonesty hopelessness delirium tremens lies devoted girlfriend

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10

Feb 8, 2017

Delirium is a disease that only comes at night. Don Birnham is not a drinker, he is in fact a drunk, he is left alone for the weekend by those who love him under the proviso that he gets stuck into his writing, thus the hope is that he stays away from the booze that is killing his life and the lo ... Read more

Nutshell 10/10

Aug 3, 2019

One of Billy Wilder's best films, and certainly Ray Milland's best performance as he's cast against type playing a failed alcoholic author. Milland perfectly captures the despondent, manipulative and even criminal behavior of the lead character. More than 70 years after its release this film still p ... Read more

JPV852 8/10

Dec 4, 2020

This Best Picture winner (also won for director, actor and screenplay) was decently acted, albeit a bit too theatrical (stage type) for my taste but still well made movie with what I assume is a realistic take on alcoholism (never drank myself) from director Billy Wilder. It is a bit optimistic in t ... Read more