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Release Date:
3 September 1946 (Sweden)
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How daring can the screen dare to be? No adult man or woman can risk missing the startling frankness of The Lost Weekend! more
Plot:
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four day drinking bout. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 4 Oscars.
Another 9 wins
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3 nominations
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(3 articles)
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Risk-Taking Film-Making at Its Finest.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Ray Milland | ... | Don Birnam |
 | Jane Wyman | ... | Helen St. James |
 | Phillip Terry | ... | Wick Birnam |
| Howard Da Silva | ... | Nat |
| Doris Dowling | ... | Gloria |
 | Frank Faylen | ... | 'Bim' Nolan |
| Mary Young | ... | Mrs. Deveridge |
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | ... | Mrs. Foley (as Anita Bolster) |
| Lillian Fontaine | ... | Mrs. Charles St. James (as Lilian Fontaine) |
| Frank Orth | ... | Opera Cloak Room Attendant |
| Lewis L. Russell | ... | Charles St. James |
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101 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Germany:12 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG |
South Korea:15 (2003) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved
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Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies".
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Continuity: Don Birman stops at the "A. Bloom" pawn shop. When it is closed, he walks uptown. He passes another pawn shop with a man standing in front of it and we can see the name "A. Bloom" again
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Cosby Show: The Lost Weekend (#5.15)" (1989)
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Soundtrack:
LA TRAVIATA
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A Note Regarding SpoilersIs "The Lost Weekend" based on a book?
What is the significance of the three balls outside of the pawnbroker's shop?
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Uncompromising, dark and definitely disturbing Best Picture Oscar winner from 1945 that deals with a writer's (Ray Milland in one of the very best performances ever shown on the silver which deservedly landed him his only Oscar) alcoholism and the effects that his problem has on himself, his work and those closest to him. The love of his life (Jane Wyman) and his very supportive brother (Phillip Terry) try to save Milland from a habit that has gotten terribly out-of-hand. Heart-wrenching flashbacks into Milland's demise are sometimes difficult sequences to get through. In the end it is not a sure thing if Milland can distance himself from his disease and return to a normal life. Billy Wilder's uncompromising direction and screenplay yielded him Oscars in this film that scared many studios away in the early-1940s due to its intense subject matter and the question of whether the film could create interest. Made during a time when patriotic movies and romantic comedic farces dominated the cinema, "The Lost Weekend" was truly unlike anything ever experienced before. A very well-made production that is first class all the way. A real classic in every sense of the term. 5 stars out of 5.