The Lost Weekend
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The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry.
It tells the story of an alcoholic, Milland, on a weekend bender.
The movie received Academy Awards for:
- Best Picture - Charles Brackett, producer
- Best Actor in a Leading Role - Ray Milland
- Best Director - Billy Wilder
- Best Writing of Adapted Screenplay - Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder
It also received Oscar nominations for:
- Best Cinematography, black-and-white - John F. Seitz
- Best Original Music Score - Miklós Rózsa
- Best Film Editing - Doane Harrison
The movie also shared the 1946 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
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Trivia
The film was based on a novel by Charles Jackson about a writer who drinks out of a frustration over the accusation that he had an affair with one of his male buddies while in college.
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External links
- The Lost Weekend (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Lost Weekend at Movie Tome (http://www.movietome.com/movietome/servlet/MovieMain/movieid-44026/)
Categories: Palme d'Or winners | 1945 films | Best Picture Oscar | Best Actor Oscar (film) | Films noir | Movie stubs
