The Lost Weekend

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.6/10

666 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 5 nominations

Won

Best Actor

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Best Film Editing

Best Original Score

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.3M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$11.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$9.8M

ROI: +780%

Budget Recovery880% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.3M|Revenue: $11.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

17.8K

Daily Avg

297

7-Day Trend

-1%

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Based On

The Lost Weekend

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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Story Setting

Set In

ManhattanNew York City

Themes & Subjects

#alcoholism

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

John F. Seitz

Film Editing

Doane Harrison

Music / Score

Miklós Rózsa

Costume Design

Edith Head

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

Paramount PicturesNetflixFandango at Home

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

Academy ratio

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Lost Weekend

Available in 70 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

Germany12

FranceU

JapanG

Austria12

Brazil14

Spain12

HU6

+4 more countries

Production

Director

Billy Wilder

Writers

Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Charles R. Jackson

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Ray Milland

Don Birnam

Jane Wyman

Helen St. James

Phillip Terry

Wick Birnam

Howard Da Silva

Nat the Bartender

Doris Dowling

Gloria

Frank Faylen

'Bim' Nolan

Mary Young

Mrs. Deveridge

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mrs. Foley

Lilian Fontaine

Mrs. Charles St. James

Frank Orth

Opera Cloak Room Attendant

Lewis L. Russell

Charles St. James

No Image

Andy Andrews

Alcoholic (uncredited)

Tags & Keywords

based on novel or bookalcoholbrotherparanoiabartenderaddictionalcoholismflashbackfilm noirsuicidalblack and whitewriteralcoholicbatslow self esteem

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