The Lost Weekend (1945)

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.

Released Nov. 29, 1945 101 min 15+

Genres: Drama, Film Noir

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