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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
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Won 4 Oscars.
Another 9 wins
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3 nominations
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(3 articles)
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Hooch ‘n’ Harmonies
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Sad end to the life of author Charles Jackson (The Lost Weekend)
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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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The only film to win both an Academy Award for Best Picture and the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix du Festival International Film.
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Continuity: Position of Don's hand changes. This is when Don gets Wick to call Helen after standing her up to meet her parents.
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Quotes:
[Nat moves to wipe away the circle of whisky from Don Birnam's glass]
Don Birnam: Don't wipe it away, Nat. Let me have my little vicious circle. You know, the circle is the perfect geometric figure. No end, no beginning.
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Don Birnam: Don't wipe it away, Nat. Let me have my little vicious circle. You know, the circle is the perfect geometric figure. No end, no beginning.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Butterscotch and Soda (1948)
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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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In 1968, I was just 22 years old and driving a taxi part-time in Ft. Lee, New Jersey. One day, I drove Charles Jackson (author of "The Lost Weekend") from Englewood Cliffs, NJ to a run-down hotel in Times Square, New York City. I had seen and really liked the movie of the same name, starring Ray Milland, who did a wonderful job portraying an alcoholic on a weekend binge. The film was so realistic, I had a strong feeling that Charles Jackson had written the book based on his own life. I got up the nerve to ask him, and he told me that....yes, he indeed was the alcoholic portrayed in his book. We talked quite a bit about his life on the way into Times Square. He seemed like a very nice person, although he seemed quite depressed. However, it still came as quite a shock when, shortly after having him in my cab, I read in the papers that he had hung himself in his hotel room in NYC. That's an experience I will never forget!