The screen dares to open the strange and savage pagesof a shocking best-seller! Famed director Billy Wilder creates a searing portrait of an alcoholic who's out of control. Don Birnam is a writer...

The screen dares to open the strange and savage pagesof a shocking best-seller! Famed director Billy Wilder creates a searing portrait of an alcoholic who's out of control. Don Birnam is a writer whose lust for booze consumes his career, his life, and his loved ones. The film pulls no punches and provides a glimpse of what alcoholics face when alcohol runs their lives. In the film Birnam lives in denial, is willing to lie to friends and family, steals from strangers, and gives up his livelihood for a drink.