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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.

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Awards
Won 5 awards, including the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director (1946)
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Nominations
5 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Film Editing (1946)
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Box office
Grossed $11M worldwide, about 8.8 times its $1.25M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel The Lost Weekend
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Filming locations
Filmed in Los Angeles and New York City
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Setting
Set in Manhattan and New York City
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Music
Music by Miklós Rózsa
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John F. Seitz
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Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Charles BrackettScreenplay
Billy WilderScreenplay
Charles R. JacksonNovel
Status: Released
Release date: November 29, 1945
Original language: English
Budget: $1.3M
Revenue: $11M
Countries: United States of America

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