Days of Wine and Roses

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Days of Wine and Roses is a 1962 American drama film about a couple’s harrowing descent into alcoholism, widely acclaimed for its powerful performances and unflinching portrayal of addiction.

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instanceOf American drama film
film
academyAwardNominatedFor Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Art Direction – Black-and-White
Best Costume Design – Black-and-White
Best Original Music Score
academyAwardWon Best Original Song
academyAwardYear 1963
basedOn Days of Wine and Roses (1958 teleplay)
basedOnWorkAuthor JP Miller
blackAndWhite true
character Ellis Arnesen
Joe Clay
Kirsten Arnesen Clay
cinematographer Philip H. Lathrop
composer Henry Mancini
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
director Blake Edwards
distributor Warner Bros.
editor Ralph E. Winters
era 1960s American cinema
famousSong "Days of Wine and Roses"
genre addiction drama
drama film
language English
leadActor Jack Lemmon
leadActress Lee Remick
mainSubject alcoholism
marital breakdown
medium theatrical feature film
narrativeFocus couple’s descent into alcoholism
notableFor unflinching portrayal of alcoholism
producer Martin Manulis
productionCompany Filmways
releaseDate 1962-12-19
releaseYear 1962
runtimeMinutes 117
screenwriter JP Miller
setting San Francisco
songComposer Henry Mancini
songLyricist Johnny Mercer
starredActor Charles Bickford
Jack Klugman
Jack Lemmon
Lee Remick
themeSongPerformer Andy Williams
titleOrigin poem "Vitae Summa Brevis" by Ernest Dowson

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Johnny Mercer wroteSong Days of Wine and Roses
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Blake Edwards notableWork Days of Wine and Roses
Henry Mancini notableWork Days of Wine and Roses
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Jack Klugman notableWork Days of Wine and Roses
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Lee Remick notableWork Days of Wine and Roses
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Days of Wine and Roses (stage production) basedOn Days of Wine and Roses (1962 film)
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