The Lost Weekend on Blu-ray & DVD (1945)

The Lost Weekend

1945

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Billy Wilder's classic drama starring Ray Milland as a writer and inveterate alcoholic who evades his brother to embark on a binge around New York. Don Birnam (Milland)'s struggles with alcohol have become clear to those close to him. However, having satisfied himself that Don hasn't had a drink for ten days, his brother, Wick (Philip Terry), agrees to escort Don's girlfriend, Helen (Jane Wynam), to a show while the writer prepares himself for their planned trip to the country. Instead, Don uses the absence of the pair to search his apartment for the booze Wick has hidden and sets off for the city's watering holes when he can't find any. Over the days that follow, Helen and the increasingly exasperated Wick attempt to track down the absent Don, but can anyone help the wayward writer get back on the wagon?

The Lost Weekend details

Formats:	PG DVD, Blu-ray
Starring:	Doris Dowling, Howard Da Silva, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Ray Milland
Director:	Billy Wilder
Genre:	Drama
Studio:	UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Collections:	Best Picture Oscar Winners

Name	Discs
The Lost Weekend	PG Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 41 minutes
Rental release:	21 Feb 2005
Main languages:	English
Hearing impaired subtitles:	English

Name	Discs
The Lost Weekend	PG Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	1 hour 42 minutes
Rental release:	Not available for rental
Main languages:	English

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A must-see classic

By a customer from England , 25 Mar 2005

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Compelling. Groundbreaking for it's time. As relevant today as it would have been in 1945.
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By Turkle (4 reviews) , 25 May 2011

A brave film for its time but one that ultimately succumbs to Hollywood sentimentality. Ray milland gamely throws himself into the lead role as self-loathing,alcoholic writer but his performance smacks a little of someone trying rather too hard and never truly convinces. Inspite of these criticisms it is still a film worth watching for some memorable scenes even if fails to finally deliver.
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By gothic (85 reviews) from Craigavon , 20 Sep 2010

This is an absolute cracker. Ray Milland puts in his best ever performance as the alcoholic writer. The story builds layers of details as his miserable life unfolds to a classic finale.
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Gripping stuff

By JBLOVES (3 reviews) from london , 01 Jun 2010

They certainly don't make them like this anymore. Ray Millan's portrayal of a man possessed with the booze is scarily real and if you know someone who has a problem you will be checking all the tricks of the trade. The music really adds to the pangs of the addiction and you may hear it yourself when you are reaching for the chocolate or the old fags perhaps? A pleasure to watch.
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By Chullie (5 reviews) from Newtown , 30 Apr 2010

I really enjoyed this film, Jane Wyman is fabulous in this surprisingly still relevant movie. I enjoyed the portrayal of alcoholism as it was actually quite gritty. This is an old movie so don't go there if you not in to old style stuff.
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good old film

By a customer from London , 02 Sep 2009

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They do not make films like this any more. No real story line, just an 'ordinary' weekend but engrossing. Very well acted. Slightly spoiled by the Hollywood ending ambiguous as it might be.
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