Synopsis
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.
Facts
Based on
The Lost Weekend
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
Manhattan, New York City
Filming location
New York City, Los Angeles
Production
Paramount Pictures
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 1990 generic
- Academy Awards 1946 academy_award
- Cannes Film Festival 1946 generic
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1945 generic
