The Lost Weekend

Based On the book by Charles R. Jackson

The Lost Weekend is a 1945 American drama film noir directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. It was based on Charles R. Jackson's 1944 novel about an alcoholic writer. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It also shared the Grand Prix at the first Cannes Film Festival, making it one of only four films—the other three being Marty (1955), Parasite (2019) and Anora (2024)—to win both the Academy Award for Best Picture and the highest award at Cannes.

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Release date:

1945

Director:

Billy Wilder

Cast:

Jane Wyman, Ray Milland, Howard da Silva, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen

Genre:

Drama, Film noir, Flashback

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1945 in adaptations