The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend (1945)

1945-11-29 · 101 min · Rating 7.62/10 (659 votes)

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

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.

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addiction alcohol alcoholic alcoholism bartender based on novel or book bats black and white brother delirium tremens devoted girlfriend dishonesty film noir flashback hopelessness lies low self esteem paranoia suicidal writer

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