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The Lost Weekend poster
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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 88.3 / 100
1945·Drama / Film-Noir·1h 41m

THE LOST WEEKEND

“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.

Above the Line
Billy Wilder·DirectorCharles Brackett·ScreenplayBilly Wilder·ScreenplayJohn F. Seitz·Director of PhotographyMiklós Rózsa·Original Music ComposerDoane Harrison·Editor
Cast
Ray Milland·Don BirnamJane Wyman·Helen St. JamesPhillip Terry·Wick BirnamHoward Da Silva·Nat the BartenderDoris Dowling·GloriaFrank Faylen·'Bim' NolanMary Young·Mrs. DeveridgeAnita Sharp-Bolster·Mrs. FoleyLilian Fontaine·Mrs. Charles St. JamesFrank Orth·Opera Cloak Room Attendant
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Billy Wilder·Director
Writing· 2
Charles Brackett·ScreenplayBilly Wilder·Screenplay
Camera· 1
John F. Seitz·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Doane Harrison·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Miklós Rózsa·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Charles Brackett·Producer
By the Numbers
88.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.9
OF 10
IMDb
97%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$11M
ROI 78000%
Worldwide Gross
4
4 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Dramatic, Unsettling
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage movie poster for "The Lost Weekend" features a large, distressed male face in the center-right, looking intensely to the left. Behind him, a large whi”

dramafilm-noir
Key Elements
BookPillow
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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