Director Billy Wilder's unflinchingly honest look at the effects of alcoholism may have had some of its impact blunted by time, but it remains a powerful and remarkably prescient film.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Billy Wilder -
Producer -
Charles Brackett -
Screenwriter -
Charles R. Jackson , Charles Brackett , Billy Wilder -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 16, 1945, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 29, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 41m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.37:1)