The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
“The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
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.
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Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
as Don Birnam
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
as Helen St. James
Phillip Terry
Phillip Terry
as Wick Birnam
Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva
as Nat the Bartender
Doris Dowling
Doris Dowling
as Gloria
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
as 'Bim' Nolan
Mary Young
Mary Young
as Mrs. Deveridge
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Anita Sharp-Bolster
as Mrs. Foley
Lilian Fontaine
Lilian Fontaine
as Mrs. Charles St. James
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
as Opera Cloak Room Attendant
Lewis L. Russell
Lewis L. Russell
as Charles St. James
Andy Andrews
Andy Andrews
as Alcoholic (uncredited)Cinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 101 min |
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Community Reviews & Discussions (3)
The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.