Title The Lost Weekend Overview Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, 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. Tagline The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller! Genres Drama Keywords desperation, weekend, delirium, addiction, alcoholism, writer, alcoholic, bats, suicidal thoughts, low self esteem, film noir, paranoid Production Companies Paramount Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 101 Release Year 1945
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 11 million USD