Days of Wine and Roses

 

Julie London

    

Days of Wine and Roses is a 1962 film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own 1958 Playhouse 90 teleplay of the same name.

The movie was produced by Martin Manulis, with music by Henry Mancini, and features Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford and Jack Klugman.^[2] The film depicts the downward spiral of two average Americans who succumb to alcoholism and attempt to deal with their problem.

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 ones for Best Actor and Best Actress.

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Directed by	Blake Edwards
Produced by	Martin Manulis
Screenplay by	JP Miller
Starring	Jack Lemmon Lee Remick Charles Bickford Jack Klugman Alan Hewitt
Music by	Henry Mancini
Cinematography	Philip H. Lathrop
Editing by	Patrick McCormack
Studio	Jalem Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	December 26, 1962 (1962-12-26) (United States)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$8,123,077[1]