The Lost Weekend (1945)
Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
Director:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder.
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Ray Milland as Don Birnam |
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Jane Wyman as Helen St. James |
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Phillip Terry as Wick Birnam |
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Howard Da Silva as Nat the Bartender |
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Doris Dowling as Gloria |
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Frank Faylen as 'Bim' Nolan |
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Mary Young as Mrs. Deveridge |
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Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mrs. Foley |
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Lilian Fontaine as Mrs. Charles St. James |
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Frank Orth as Opera Cloak Room Attendant |
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Lewis L. Russell as Charles St. James |
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Andy Andrews as Alcoholic (uncredited) |
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Walter Baldwin as Man from Albany (uncredited) |
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Harry Barris as Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited) |
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Jess Lee Brooks as (uncredited) |
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Jack Rube Clifford as Guard (uncredited) |
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David Clyde as Dave (uncredited) |
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James Conaty as Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited) |
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Willa Pearl Curtis as Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited) |
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John Deauville as Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson as Mrs. Frink (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Concert Attendee (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger as Shopkeeper (uncredited) |
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Jayne Hazard as M. (uncredited) |
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Ted Hecht as Man with Bandaged Ear (uncredited) |
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Ernest Hilliard as Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Earle Hyman as Smoking Man (uncredited) |
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Jerry James as Male Nurse (uncredited) |
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Stan Johnson as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Jack W. Johnston as Nightclub Guest (uncredited) |
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Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky as Baby (uncredited) |
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Eddie Laughton as Mr. Brophy (uncredited) |
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Perc Launders as Doorman (uncredited) |
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Bertram Marburgh as Jewish Man (uncredited) |
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William Meader as Hardware Man (uncredited) |
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James Millican as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited) |
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Pat Moriarity as Irishman (uncredited) |
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William Newell as Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) |
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William O'Leary as Irishman (uncredited) |
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Peter Potter as Shaky and Sweaty Man (uncredited) |
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Stanley Price as Fruit Clerk (uncredited) |
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Craig Reynolds as George (uncredited) |
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Lester Sharpe as Jewish Man (uncredited) |
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Lee Shumway as Guard (uncredited) |
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Douglas Spencer as Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited) |
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Al Stewart as Mattress Man (uncredited) |
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Amzie Strickland as Woman in Bar (uncredited) |
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Harry Tenbrook as Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited) |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited) |
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Emmett Vogan as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Max Wagner as Mike (uncredited) |
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Milton Wallace as Pawnbroker with Helen's Coat (uncredited) |
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Gisela Werbisek as Mrs. Wertheim (uncredited) |
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Crane Whitley as Waiter at Harry & Joe's Bar (uncredited) |
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Ernest Whitman as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited) |
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Harry Wilson as Drunk (uncredited) |
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Isabel Withers as Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited) |
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Audrey Young as Cloak Room Attendant (uncredited) |
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Dick Gordon as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Art | Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Art | A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Writing | Charles Brackett | Screenplay |
| Production | Charles Brackett | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Writing | Billy Wilder | Screenplay |
| Editing | Doane Harrison | Editorial Manager |
| Writing | Charles R. Jackson | Novel |
| Visual Effects | Gordon Jennings | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Production | Frank Parmenter | Production Manager |
| Production | Richard Blaydon | Production Manager |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Billy Wilder | Director |
| Sound | Sidney Cutner | Orchestrator |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Editing | Doane Harrison | Editor |
| Camera | Fred True | Grip |
| Art | Jack Colconda | Props |
| Camera | Harlow Stengel | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Joel Moss | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Stanley Cooley | Sound Recordist |
