The Lost Weekend (1945): Cast & Box Office
The Lost Weekend is a 1945 drama directed by Billy Wilder, starring Ray Milland as Don Birnam, Phillip Terry and Byron Foulger. It runs 1 hour 41 minutes and earned $813 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 41m (101 min)
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Lost Weekend About?
The premise of The Lost Weekend without spoilers.
The narrative pulls back the strange, savage pages of a shocking bestseller to follow Don Birnam, a long‑time alcoholic who has managed ten days of sobriety and seems to have passed his darkest moment, yet his craving for drink grows more insidious. When he dodges a country weekend arranged by his brother and girlfriend, he spirals into a four‑day bender that could be his final downfall, one way or another.
The Lost Weekend Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- alcoholism
- writer's block
- national film registry
- blockbuster
- window
- suicidal
- writer
- addiction
- paranoia
- desperation
- low self esteem
- dating
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- brother brother relationship
- drunkenness
- hallucination
- delirium tremens
- theft
- based on novel
- new york city
- bar
- manhattan new york city
- restroom
- theremin
- east harlem manhattan
- nightmare
- thirst
- reference to shakespeare's hamlet
- flash forward
- quotation from shakespeare's antony and cleopatra
- quotation from shakespeare's the tempest
- marriage engagement
- phone booth
- promiscuity
- unemployment
- bottle
- racial stereotype
- rudeness
- wilder and milland
- 33 year old man
- 33 year old
- 1940s
- character says check please
- flashback
- revolver
- theater
- fantasy sequence
- scream
- self doubt
- humiliation
- shakespearean quotation
The Lost Weekend Cast & Characters
Ray Milland leads the cast as Don Birnam, with Phillip Terry as Wick Birnam and Byron Foulger as Shopkeeper (uncredited). Directed by Billy Wilder; 60 actors are credited in all.
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Director Billy Wilder
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Ray Milland as Don Birnam - Phillip Terry as Wick Birnam
- Byron Foulger as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
- Franklyn Farnum as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Also Starring in The Lost Weekend
· 56 more- Emmett Vogan Doctor (uncredited)
- Frank Mills Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)
- James Conaty Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited)
- Dick Gordon Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Frank Faylen 'Bim' Nolan
- Max Wagner Mike (uncredited)
- Harry Tenbrook Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)
- Harry Wilson Drunk (uncredited)
- Frank Orth Opera Cloak Room Attendant
- Lee Shumway Guard (uncredited)
- Jane Wyman Helen St. James
- James Millican Nurse (uncredited)
- William Newell Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)
- Amzie Strickland Woman in Bar (uncredited)
- Walter Baldwin Man from Albany (uncredited)
- Stanley Price Fruit Clerk (uncredited)
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- Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
- Helen Dickson Mrs. Frink (uncredited)
- Douglas Spencer Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)
- Eddie Laughton Mr. Brophy (uncredited)
- Howard Da Silva Nat the Bartender
- Crane Whitley Waiter at Harry & Joe's Bar (uncredited)
- William Meader Hardware Man (uncredited)
- David Clyde Dave (uncredited)
- Perc Launders Doorman (uncredited)
- Anita Sharp-Bolster Mrs. Foley
- Craig Reynolds George (uncredited)
- Pat Moriarity Irishman (uncredited)
- Lester Sharpe Jewish Man (uncredited)
- Jack Rube Clifford Guard (uncredited)
- Isabel Withers Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)
- Ernest Whitman Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
- Ted Hecht Man with Bandaged Ear (uncredited)
- Audrey Young Cloak Room Attendant (uncredited)
- Ernest Hilliard Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Jerry James Male Nurse (uncredited)
- Harry Barris Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
- William O'Leary Irishman (uncredited)
- Mary Young Mrs. Deveridge
- Gisela Werbisek Mrs. Wertheim (uncredited)
- Willa Pearl Curtis Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited)
- Jack W. Johnston Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
- Earle Hyman Smoking Man (uncredited)
- Lewis L. Russell Charles St. James
- Peter Potter Shaky and Sweaty Man (uncredited)
- Jayne Hazard M. (uncredited)
- Doris Dowling Gloria
- Jess Lee Brooks
- Stan Johnson Nurse (uncredited)
- Al Stewart Mattress Man (uncredited)
- Milton Wallace Pawnbroker with Helen's Coat (uncredited)
- Lilian Fontaine Mrs. Charles St. James
- Andy Andrews Alcoholic (uncredited)
- John Deauville Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
- Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky Baby (uncredited)
- Bertram Marburgh Jewish Man (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend Box Office
The Lost Weekend grossed $813 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$813
- International
- $132
The Lost Weekend Videos
The featurette of The Lost Weekend.
Cars in The Lost Weekend
3 cars on screen, including the Checker Model A and the 1934 Ford V8.
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Checker Model A Background role -
1934 Ford V8 Background role -
1941 Plymouth Special De Luxe Background role
The Lost Weekend Also Known As
30 alternative titles, including “Farrapo Humano” and “醉乡遗恨”.
- Also known as
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- Farrapo Humano
- 醉乡遗恨
- Le week-end perdu
- Потерянный уик-энд
- Días sin huella
- Das verlorene Wochenende
- Het vergift
- Изгубеният уикенд
- Forspildte dage
- Tuhlattuja päiviä
- Hameno savvatokyriako
- 잃어버린 주말
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- うしなわれたしゅうまつ
- İtmiş Həftə Sonu
- Fin de semana perdido
- Giorni perduti
- Le Poison
- 失去的周末
- סוף שבוע אבוד
- Vacanță pierdută
- Dies perduts
- Férfiszenvedély
- Yaratılan Adam
- Ztracený víkend
- Förspillda dagar
- Stracony weekend
- Загублений вікенд
- Το Χαμένο Σαββατοκύριακο
- 失去的週末
- 失われた週末
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The Lost Weekend FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of The Lost Weekend, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Lost Weekend?
The Lost Weekend runs 1 hour 41 minutes (101 minutes).
When was The Lost Weekend released?
The Lost Weekend was released on November 29, 1945.
Who directed The Lost Weekend?
The Lost Weekend was directed by Billy Wilder.
More films by Billy Wilder Who is in the cast of The Lost Weekend?
The Lost Weekend stars Ray Milland as Don Birnam, Phillip Terry as Wick Birnam and Byron Foulger as Shopkeeper (uncredited), among 60 credited actors.
How much did The Lost Weekend make at the box office?
The Lost Weekend grossed $813 worldwide.
Does The Lost Weekend have a post-credit scene?
No. The Lost Weekend has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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