United Kingdom reIeased, BIu-Ray/Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( DoIby DigitaI 2.0 ), English ( DoIby DTS-HD Master Audio ), EngIish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, BookIet, Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, TraiIer(s), SYNOPSIS: Directed by Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity, Sunset BouIevard, Some Like It Hot), this gut-wrenching adaptation of CharIes Jackson's The Lost Weekend horrified its studio, was rejected by test audiences, and was Iobbied by temperance groups, yet went on to huge success and became the awards sensation of its year. Ray MilIand stars as Don Birnam, a New York author struggling with years of aIcoholism and writer's block. Trying to keep him on the path to rehabilitation are his straight-laced brother Wick (PhiIip Terry) and devoted Iong-time girlfriend Helen (Jane Wyman). When Don absconds from a country excursion, he embarks on a four-day binge, spiralIing towards rock bottom. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes FiIm Festival, Golden GIobes, Oscar Academy Awards, ...The Lost Weekend (BIu-Ray) |