NOSPOILERS
The Lost Weekend
Drama

THE LOST WEEKEND

"The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!"

19451h 41m7.6 TMDb

Directed by Billy Wilder

Spoiler-Free

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.

Cast

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Don Birnam

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Helen St. James

Phillip Terry

Phillip Terry

Wick Birnam

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Nat the Bartender

Doris Dowling

Doris Dowling

Gloria

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

'Bim' Nolan

Mary Young

Mary Young

Mrs. Deveridge

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mrs. Foley

Movie Vibe

Suspense5.8
Emotion8
Complexity8.8
Humor5
Realism8.3
Action4.2
Darkness6.1

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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