About
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, 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.
Cast
Ray Milland
Don Birnam
Jane Wyman
Helen St. James
Phillip Terry
Wick Birnam
Howard Da Silva
Nat the Bartender
Doris Dowling
Gloria
Frank Faylen
'Bim' Nolan
Mary Young
Mrs. Deveridge
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Mrs. Foley
Lillian Fontaine
Mrs. Charles St. James
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Lists
#6 on 500 Essential Cult Movies Jennifer Eiss
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
250 Quintessential Noir Films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
Edgar Wright's 1000 favorite movies Edgar Wright
Awards
Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Billy Wilder Charles Brackett
Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role Ray Milland
Oscar for Best Director Billy Wilder
Oscar for Best Picture