The Lost Weekend
(1945) The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller! | Released
Ratings
7.6
8
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Financials
Revenue: $11,000,000
Budget: $1,250,000
Profit: + $9,750,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Nov 29, 1945
Rating: 1945-11-29
Run Time: 1h 41m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | Novel |
Charles R. Jackson
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| Screenplay |
Charles Brackett
Billy Wilder
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| Production | Producer |
Charles Brackett
|
| Production Manager |
Richard Blaydon
Frank Parmenter
|
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Miklós Rózsa
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| Orchestrator |
Sidney Cutner
Leo Shuken
|
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| Sound Recordist |
Stanley Cooley
Joel Moss
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
John F. Seitz
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| Assistant Camera |
Harlow Stengel
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| Grip |
Fred True
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Edith Head
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| Makeup Artist |
Wally Westmore
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| Editing | Editorial Manager |
Doane Harrison
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| Editor |
Doane Harrison
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| Art | Art Direction |
Hans Dreier
A. Earl Hedrick
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| Set Decoration |
Bertram C. Granger
|
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| Construction Coordinator |
Gene Lauritzen
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| Props |
Jack Colconda
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| Visual Effects | Visual Effects |
Gordon Jennings
Farciot Edouart
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| Directing | Director |
Billy Wilder
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| Assistant Director |
Charles C. Coleman
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| Department | Role | Name |