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The Lost Weekend (1945)
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
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Don Birnam -
Helen St. James -
Wick Birnam -
Nat -
Gloria -
'Bim' Nolan -
Mrs. Deveridge -
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Mrs. St. James -
Opera Cloak Room Attendant -
Mr. St. James
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Director:
Billy WilderWriters:
Charles R. Jackson (from the novel by), Charles Brackett (screen play), Billy Wilder (screen play)All Cast & Crew
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Billy Wilder quipped, "If To Have and Have Not (1944) established Lauren Bacall as The Look, then 'The Lost Weekend' certainly should bring Mr. Milland renown as 'The Kidney'."
Quotes
Wick Birnem:
You better take this along, Don. It's gonna be cold on the farm.
Don Birnam:
Okay.
Wick Birnem:
How many shirts are you taking?
Don Birnam:
Three.
Wick Birnem:
I'm taking five.
Don Birnam:
Five?
Wick Birnem:
Yeah, I told them at the office I might not be back until Tuesday. We'll get there this afternoon. That'll give us ...
Goofs
Amount of rye in shot glass changes. When bartender Nat pours Don Birnam's first drink, the shot glass is approximately 75% full as seen over bartender's left shoulder. Birnam lifts glass, but does not drink. Cut to camera over Birnam's right shoulder looking at bartender. As Birnam leans away from bar, glass is now filled almost to brim.
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Genres
Drama | Film-NoirDetails
Release Date:
January 1946Language
English
Country of Origin
USABox Office
Budget:
$1,250,000 (estimated)Gross:
$9,460,000 (USA) (31 December 1946)
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