The Lost Weekend (1945)

The Lost Weekend (1945)

The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller! 1945-11-29 United States of America 101 Min. PG-13
7.6 586 votes

Overview

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, 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.

Cast

Ray Milland is Don Birnam
Don Birnam
Jane Wyman is Helen St. James
Helen St. James
Phillip Terry is Wick Birnam
Wick Birnam
Howard Da Silva is Nat the Bartender
Nat the Bartender
Frank Faylen is 'Bim' Nolan
'Bim' Nolan
Mary Young is Mrs. Deveridge
Mrs. Deveridge
Lilian Fontaine is Mrs. Charles St. James
Mrs. Charles St. James
Frank Orth is Opera Cloak Room Attendant
Opera Cloak Room Attendant
Lewis L. Russell is Charles St. James
Charles St. James
Andy Andrews is Alcoholic (uncredited)
Alcoholic (uncredited)