The lost weekend /
A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism.
| Uniform Title: | Lost weekend (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language Notes: | English, Spanish or French language soundtracks with optional subtitles in Spanish and French ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
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Universal City, Calif. :
Universal Studios,
[2000]
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| Edition: | Full screen. |
| Series: | Award winners (Universal City Studios)
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| Summary: | A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1945. Based on the novel by Charles Jackson. Special features include: Theatrical trailer ; production notes on the making of the film ; cast & filmmakers biographies ; film highlights. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation. |
| Audience: | Not rated by MPAA. |
| Awards: | Added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2011. Academy Awards '45: Best Actor (Milland), Best Director (Wilder), Best Picture, Best Screenplay (Wilder & Charles Brackett) ; National Board of Review Awards '45: 10 Best Films of the Year, Best Actor (Milland). |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, John F. Seitz ; editing, Doane Harrison ; music, Miklos Rozsa. |
| ISBN: | 0783252838 9780783252834 |