The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Lost Weekend is a book-based movie adapted from "The lost weekend" by Charles Jackson. This Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is November 29, 1945.
The Source Material
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Overview
The classic tale of one man’s struggle with alcoholism, this revolutionary novel remains Charles Jackson’s best-known book—a daring autobiographical work that paved the way for contemporary addiction literature. It is 1936, and on the East Side of Manhattan,…
About The Movie
Description
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.
Details
- Title
- The Lost Weekend
- Original Title
- The Lost Weekend
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama
- US Theatrical
- November 29, 1945 · Rated NR
- US Theatrical Note
- Los Angeles, California