The Lost Weekend
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| On DVD: | January 1, 1988 |
| Running time: | 1h 41m | Genre: | Drama |
Don Birnam (Ray Milland), a would-be writer, is a long time alcoholic who is dissatisfied with his life. His brother and girlfriend manage to keep him sober for 10 days, but he arranges to get away from them and goes on a self-destructive three-day binge.
The Lost Weekend was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning four: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
The Lost Weekend was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning four: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
| Director: | Billy Wilder |
| Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
| Producer(s): | Charles Brackett |
| Cast: | Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen, Mary Young, Lewis Russell, Frank Orth, Gisela Werbiseck, Eddie Laughton, Harry Barris, Jayne Hazard, Craig Reynolds, Fred Toones, Helen Dickson, David Clyde, Pat Moriarity, William O'Leary |
| Writer(s): | Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder |
