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The Lost Weekend

1945 film by Billy Wilder
Movie film Q237134
The Lost Weekend
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Summary

The Lost Weekend is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,706 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[6], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[7]
  • Director: Billy Wilder[8]
  • Screenwriter: Charles Brackett[9], Billy Wilder[10]
  • Composer: Miklós Rózsa[11]
  • Genre: drama film[12], flashback film[13], film noir[14]
  • Based on: The Lost Weekend[15]
  • Cast member: Jane Wyman[16], Ray Milland[17], Howard da Silva[18], Doris Dowling[19], Frank Faylen[20], Ernest Whitman[21], Anita Sharp-Bolster[22], Lilian Fontaine[23], Frank Orth[24], Walter Baldwin[25], Byron Foulger[26], Phillip Terry[27], Mary Young[28], Lewis Lord Russell[29]
  • Producer: Charles Brackett[30]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[31]
  • Director of photography: John F. Seitz[32]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Commons category: The Lost Weekend (1945 film)[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[37], 97%[38]
  • Color: black-and-white[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1945[41], September 3, 1946[42], November 29, 1945[43], December 1, 1945[44]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[45], Netflix[46], Fandango at Home[47]
  • Narrative location: Manhattan[48], New York City[49]
  • Filming location: New York City[50], Los Angeles[51]
  • Main subject: alcoholism[52]
  • Film editor: Doane Harrison[53]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[54], Academy Award for Best Director[55], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[56], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[57], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[58], Academy Award for Best Picture[59], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[60], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[61], Academy Award for Best Original Score[62]
  • Title: The Lost Weekend[63]

Why It Matters

The Lost Weekend has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did The Lost Weekend receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[6].

Related Entities

Billy Wilder Edith Head film Jane Wyman Los Angeles Miklós Rózsa Netflix New York City Ray Milland United States

References

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  31. [33] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1946-09-03T00:00:00Z, +1945-11-29T00:00:00Z +1
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    Part of → National Film Registry
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