Director: Billy Wilder

Writers: Charles Brackett; Billy Wilder

From novel: The Lost Weekend by Charles R. Jackson

Music Score: Miklos Rozsa

Producer: Charles Brackett

Keywords: Drama, Film Noir, Alcoholism, New York

Four grim days in the life of a chronic alcoholic. Perhaps the most powerful film to cover this subject. Adaptation of Charles R. Jackson's novel, which he based on experiences from his own life (he later committed suicide). Won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay; received additional nominations for Best Editing and Best Dramatic Score. Won also the Grand Prix at Cannes. Entered 2011 into the National Film Registry.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Doris Dowling	Actor	15-May-1923	18-Jun-2004	The Lost Weekend
Frank Faylen	Actor	8-Dec-1905	2-Aug-1985	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Ray Milland	Actor	3-Jan-1907	10-Mar-1986	The Lost Weekend
Frank Orth	Actor	21-Feb-1880	17-Mar-1962	Insp. Faraday on Boston Blackie
Howard Da Silva	Actor	4-May-1909	16-Feb-1986	Bartender in The Lost Weekend
Jane Wyman	Actor	5-Jan-1917	10-Sep-2007	Falcon Crest

CAST

Ray Milland	...   Don Birnam
Jane Wyman	...   Helen St. James
with
Phillip Terry	...   Wick Birnam
Howard Da Silva	...   Nat (bartender)
Doris Dowling	...   Gloria
Frank Faylen	...   Bim (male nurse)
Mary Young	...   Mrs. Deveridge (landlady)
Anita Bolster	...   Mrs. Foley (cleaning woman)
Lilian Fontaine	...   Mrs. St. James
Frank Orth	...   Opera Attendant
Lewis L. Russell	...   Charles St. James

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