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The Lost Weekend

Billy Wilder

1945 • 1h 41m

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 girlf...

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend (1945) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Cast

Ray Milland

Ray MillandDon Birnam

Jane Wyman

Jane WymanHelen St. James

Phillip Terry

Phillip TerryWick Birnam

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da SilvaNat the Bartender

Doris Dowling

Doris DowlingGloria

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen'Bim' Nolan

Mary Young

Mary YoungMrs. Deveridge

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-BolsterMrs. Foley

Lilian Fontaine

Lilian FontaineMrs. Charles St. James

Frank Orth

Frank OrthOpera Cloak Room Attendant

Lewis L. Russell

Lewis L. RussellCharles St. James

Andy AndrewsAlcoholic (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Walter BaldwinMan from Albany (uncredited)

Harry Barris

Harry BarrisPianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)

Jess Lee Brooks(uncredited)

Crew

Charles Brackett

Charles BrackettScreenplay

Billy Wilder

Billy WilderScreenplay

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer

John F. Seitz

John F. SeitzDirector of Photography

Edith Head

Edith HeadCostume Design

Wally Westmore

Wally WestmoreMakeup Artist

Sidney Cutner

Sidney CutnerOrchestrator

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