The Lost Weekend
original movie poster
Directed by	Billy Wilder
Produced by	Charles Brackett
Written by	Charles R. Jackson (novel) Charles Brackett Billy Wilder
Starring	Ray Milland Jane Wyman
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography	John F. Seitz
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	November 16, 1945 (U.S. release)
Running time	101 min
Language	English
Budget	$1,250,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

The Lost Weekend is an Academy Award-winning 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. The film was based on a novel of the same title by Charles R. Jackson about a writer who drinks heavily out of frustration over the accusation that he had an affair with one of his buddies while in college. The reference to the gay affair is removed in the film, and the main character's descent into an alcoholic binge is blamed on writer's block. The Lost Weekend is a fifth season episode of The Cosby Show. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born, Jewish-American journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. ... Charles Brackett (November 26, 1892-March 9, 1969) was an accomplished movie screenwriter and movie producer. ... Charles R. Jackson (born 1902—died 1968) is an American author, best known for his 1944 novel, The Lost Weekend. ... Charles Brackett (November 26, 1892-March 9, 1969) was an accomplished movie screenwriter and movie producer. ... Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born, Jewish-American journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. ... Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917 in Saint Joseph, Missouri)[1] is an Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress also known for being the first wife of president Ronald Reagan. ... Miklós Rózsa (IPA: ) or Miklos Rozsa (April 18, 1907 - July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer, best known for his film scores // Miklós Rózsa was born in Budapest and exposed to classical and folk music through his mother, a classical pianist who had studied with... John F. Seitz (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper With Rossellinis Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... // Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper With Rossellinis Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins. ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born, Jewish-American journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917 in Saint Joseph, Missouri)[1] is an Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress also known for being the first wife of president Ronald Reagan. ... Phillip Terry (March 7, 1909 - February 23, 1993) was an American actor. ... The Lost Weekend is a novel by Charles R. Jackson that was published by Farrar & Rinehart in 1944. ... Charles R. Jackson (born 1902—died 1968) is an American author, best known for his 1944 novel, The Lost Weekend. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ...

It was one of the first film scores to use the theremin, a musical instrument, which was used to create the pathos of the disease of alcoholism. Léon Theremin playing an early theremin The theremin (originally pronounced but often anglicized as [1]), or thereminvox, is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. ...

Milland drinks at a bar

It tells the story of an alcoholic, Milland, on a weekend bender. While on his bender he stops in at his favorite watering stop - Nat's Bar on Third Avenue, based on the legendary P. J. Clarke's. There he seeks companionship in his drinking with congenial bartender Nat (Howard da Silva). As the weekend continues, Milland drifts deeper and deeper into his living nightmare, committing crimes and even spending time in a mental ward. Image File history File links PJC---Lost-Weekend. ... Image File history File links PJC---Lost-Weekend. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Logo P. J. Clarkes established 1884 the famous saloon is in a building located at 915 Third Avenue on the northeast corner of 55th Street in New York City that dates to 1864 or 1868 in the city records. ... Actor Howard Da Silva in The Lost Weekend Howard Da Silva (born May 4, 1909; died February 16, 1986) was an American actor. ...

Awards

The movie received Academy Awards for: Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

• Best Picture - Paramount Pictures (Charles Brackett, producer)
• Best Actor in a Leading Role - Ray Milland
• Best Director - Billy Wilder
• Best Writing of Adapted Screenplay - Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder

It also received Oscar nominations for: // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Charles Brackett (November 26, 1892-March 9, 1969) was an accomplished movie screenwriter and movie producer. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born, Jewish-American journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ...

• Best Cinematography, black-and-white - John F. Seitz
• Best Original Music Score - Miklós Rózsa
• Best Film Editing - Doane Harrison

The movie also shared the 1946 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. As of 2006, it and Marty are the only films to ever win both Academy Award for Best Picture and Palme D'Or. The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... John F. Seitz (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer. ... The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... Miklós Rózsa (IPA: ) or Miklos Rozsa (April 18, 1907 - July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer, best known for his film scores // Miklós Rózsa was born in Budapest and exposed to classical and folk music through his mother, a classical pianist who had studied with... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... See also: 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Bells of St. ... Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Marty (disambiguation). ...

Trivia

• Tribute was paid to the film in the Simpsons episode "A Star Is Burns": Barney Gumble's short film "Puke-a-Hontas" recreates several of the iconic images such as the main character lying on his bed surrounded by the detritus of his habit.
• This movie made famous the "character walking toward the camera as neon signs pass by" camera effect.
• In the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption, Gilda is being screened when Andy asks Red for the Rita Hayworth poster; however, in the original Stephen King story, The Lost Weekend is screened.

The Simpsons. ... A Star is Burns is the 18th episode of The Simpsons sixth season. ... The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 drama film, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. ... Gilda (1946) is a black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor. ... Rita Hayworth (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), was an American actress of Spanish and Anglo-Irish descent who reached fame during the 1940s as the eras leading sex symbol. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror novels. ...

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