Days of Wine and Roses (film)

Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Blake Edwards
Screenplay by	JP Miller
Based on	Days of Wine and Roses; by JP Miller
Produced by	Martin Manulis
Starring	Jack Lemmon; Lee Remick; Charles Bickford; Jack Klugman; Alan Hewitt
Cinematography	Philip H. Lathrop
Edited by	Patrick McCormack
Music by	Henry Mancini
Production; company	Jalem Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 26, 1962 (United States);
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$8.1 million (US/Canada)

Days of Wine and Roses is a 1962 American romantic drama film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own 1958 Playhouse 90 teleplay of the same name. The film was produced by Martin Manulis, with music by Henry Mancini, and features Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford and Jack Klugman.^[3] The film depicts the downward spiral of two average Americans who succumb to alcohol use disorder and attempt to deal with their problems.

An Academy Award went to the film's theme music, composed by Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film received four other Oscar nominations, including Best Actor and Best Actress. In 2018, Days of Wine and Roses was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."^[4]^[5]

^ Arneel, Gene (June 13, 1962). "Star Salaries and Profit Hurdles; Can the Actor Pull 2.3 Times Pay?". Variety. p. 1.
^ "Box Office Information for Days of Wine and Roses". The Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference varrev was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "National Film Registry Turns 30". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[budget-1] Arneel, Gene (June 13, 1962). "Star Salaries and Profit Hurdles; Can the Actor Pull 2.3 Times Pay?". Variety. p. 1.

[numbers-2] "Box Office Information for Days of Wine and Roses". The Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

[varrev-3] Cite error: The named reference varrev was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "National Film Registry Turns 30". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[5] "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

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