Sweden / Nov 29, 1945 / 15
The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!
1h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | Mrs. Foley |
| Lilian Fontaine | Mrs. Charles St. James |
| Frank Orth | Opera Cloak Room Attendant |
| Lewis L. Russell | Charles St. James |
| Andy Andrews | Alcoholic (uncredited) |
| Walter Baldwin | Man from Albany (uncredited) |
| Harry Barris | Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited) |
| Jess Lee Brooks | (uncredited) |
| Jack Rube Clifford | Guard (uncredited) |
| David Clyde | Dave (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited) |
| Willa Pearl Curtis | Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited) |
| John Deauville | Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Mrs. Frink (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Concert Attendee (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Shopkeeper (uncredited) |
| Jayne Hazard | M. (uncredited) |
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| Ted Hecht | Man with Bandaged Ear (uncredited) |
| Ernest Hilliard | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Earle Hyman | Smoking Man (uncredited) |
| Jerry James | Male Nurse (uncredited) |
| Stan Johnson | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Jack W. Johnston | Nightclub Guest (uncredited) |
| Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky | Baby (uncredited) |
| Eddie Laughton | Mr. Brophy (uncredited) |
| Perc Launders | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Bertram Marburgh | Jewish Man (uncredited) |
| William Meader | Hardware Man (uncredited) |
| James Millican | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited) |
| Pat Moriarity | Irishman (uncredited) |
| William Newell | Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) |
| William O'Leary | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Peter Potter | Shaky and Sweaty Man (uncredited) |
| Stanley Price | Fruit Clerk (uncredited) |
| Craig Reynolds | George (uncredited) |
| Lester Sharpe | Jewish Man (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Guard (uncredited) |
| Douglas Spencer | Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited) |
| Al Stewart | Mattress Man (uncredited) |
| Amzie Strickland | Woman in Bar (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited) |
| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner | Mike (uncredited) |
| Milton Wallace | Pawnbroker with Helen's Coat (uncredited) |
| Gisela Werbisek | Mrs. Wertheim (uncredited) |
| Crane Whitley | Waiter at Harry & Joe's Bar (uncredited) |
| Ernest Whitman | Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Isabel Withers | Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited) |
| Audrey Young | Cloak Room Attendant (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Lost Weekend |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 29 novembre 1945 |
| Production | Charles Brackett |
| Writer | Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Charles R. Jackson |
| Editing | Doane Harrison |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz, Fred True, Harlow Stengel |
| Assistant directors | Charles C. Coleman, Billy Wilder |
| Camera operators | John F. Seitz, Fred True, Harlow Stengel |
| Additional photography | John F. Seitz, Fred True, Harlow Stengel |
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| Production design | Hans Dreier, Bertram C. Granger, A. Earl Hedrick, Gene Lauritzen, Jack Colconda |
| Art direction | Hans Dreier, A. Earl Hedrick, Bertram C. Granger, Gene Lauritzen, Jack Colconda |
| Set decoration | Bertram C. Granger, Hans Dreier, A. Earl Hedrick, Gene Lauritzen, Jack Colconda |
| Visual effects | Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings |
| Music | Miklós Rózsa, Leo Shuken, Sidney Cutner, Joel Moss, Stanley Cooley |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa, Leo Shuken, Sidney Cutner, Joel Moss, Stanley Cooley |
| Costume design | Edith Head, Wally Westmore |
| Makeup | Wally Westmore, Edith Head |
| Hairstyling | Wally Westmore, Edith Head |
| Budget | 1.250.000 € |
| Revenue | 11.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Nov 29, 1945 / NR / Los Angeles, California
Ireland / Jan 04, 1946 / PG
France / Feb 04, 1947 / U
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Hungary / Jun 12, 1947 / 6
Japan / Dec 05, 1947 / G
Austria / Jan 01, 1948 / 12
Germany / Feb 01, 1948 / 12 / genauer Tag der Veröffentlichung unbekannt
Denmark / Apr 21, 1948
South Korea / Oct 15, 1948 / 15
Spain / Apr 15, 1989 / 12
Netherlands / Jul 05, 2018 / AL / Release
Physical media
Netherlands / Feb 24, 2005 / AL / DVD
Brazil / Jun 25, 2012 / 14 / IMDB
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