Days of Wine and Roses (1963) in Color — Starring Jack Lemmon & Lee Remick

From the days of wine and roses, finally comes a night like this.Feb. 04, 1963USA117 Min.Approved

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Is Days of Wine and Roses in colour? Yes — this is the colorized version

Days of Wine and Roses (1963), the drama classic starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, was originally released in black and white — no official colour version was ever produced by the studio. What you are looking at is the professionally colorized restoration: every frame recoloured, available as an instant DRM-free HD (720p) download. You can judge it yourself — the colour preview plays on this page before you buy.

Days of Wine and Roses (1963) — Buy This Classic in Color

Buy Days of Wine and Roses (1963) in color — one of the most devastating and truthful portrayals of addiction in American cinema, now professionally restored and colorized in stunning HD. Directed by Blake Edwards, this classic film stars Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick in career-defining performances as a couple drawn together and then destroyed by alcoholism. Available as an instant DRM-free digital download at just €15.00, this beautifully restored edition gives this landmark drama the full-color treatment it deserves.

Why Buy This Classic in Color?

Days of Wine and Roses earned Academy Award nominations for Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, and won the Oscar for Best Original Song for the haunting title theme by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. More than sixty years after its release, the film stands as one of the most honest and unsparing examinations of alcoholism ever committed to the screen. Originally filmed in black and white by cinematographer Philip Lathrop, the film’s progression from the bright optimism of a new romance to the squalid desperation of advanced addiction is rendered in an entirely new light in this professionally restored and colorized version.

The colorization process makes the contrast between the film’s two worlds all the more visceral and real — the gleaming cocktail-party world of advertising glamour that Joe and Kirsten first inhabit, and the dark, degrading world their illness slowly creates. Jack Lemmon, best known for his comic work, delivers what many critics consider his finest dramatic performance. Lee Remick matches him with heartbreaking precision as Kirsten, a woman who cannot find the strength that Joe eventually discovers.

Charles Bickford brings immense dignity and quiet sorrow to the role of Kirsten’s disapproving father Ellis Arnesen, and Jack Klugman provides grounded, humane support as Joe’s AA sponsor Jim Hungerford. Buying this colorized edition means owning one of the great American dramatic films of the 1960s, a classic film professionally restored and beautifully presented for modern audiences. Instant download, DRM-free, lifetime access.

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Jack Lemmon as Joe Clay
Lee Remick as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Charles Bickford as Ellis Arnesen
Jack Klugman as Jim Hungerford
Alan Hewitt as Rad Leland
Jack Albertson as Trayner
Maxine Stuart as Dottie
Director: Blake Edwards

Plot Summary

Joe Clay (Jack Lemmon) is a charming, hard-drinking public relations man who introduces the initially non-drinking Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick) to alcohol. Their romance blossoms and they marry — but what began as social drinking quietly and inexorably evolves into full-blown alcoholism. As Joe’s career collapses and the couple’s finances deteriorate, the film charts the full brutal arc of addiction: the denial, the bargaining, the humiliation, and the fragile, hard-won possibility of recovery. Kirsten’s father Ellis Arnesen (Charles Bickford) watches his daughter’s destruction with helpless anguish. Joe eventually finds sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous, guided by his sponsor Jim Hungerford (Jack Klugman) — but the film’s conclusion offers no easy resolution, portraying recovery as an ongoing and difficult struggle rather than a triumphant cure. The film’s emotional honesty is total and unsparing.

Historical Significance

Blake Edwards was primarily known as a director of comedies — Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), the Pink Panther series — but Days of Wine and Roses demonstrated a capacity for searing dramatic realism that surprised even his most devoted admirers. The film was groundbreaking in its time for refusing to sentimentalize addiction: there is no Hollywood cure, no tidy ending, only the quiet, continuing daily choice to be well. Originally a television play by J.P. Miller, the film adaptation expanded the scope and deepened the tragedy considerably. As a classic film of American social realism and performance at its most committed, Days of Wine and Roses has only grown in stature with every passing decade.

This classic movie is also available in colour for international audiences.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How is the colorization done?
The original black and white print is restored frame-by-frame using advanced digital colorization technology. Colors for this 1960s drama reflect the contrast between the advertising world’s glossy glamour and the physical deterioration both characters experience across the film’s arc.

Is this the complete film?
Yes. This is the complete 117-minute Days of Wine and Roses (1963) directed by Blake Edwards, professionally restored and colorized in full 720p HD quality.

Is this a DRM-free digital download?
Yes. Your purchase of Days of Wine and Roses (1963) Colorized is completely DRM-free. Download it once and keep it forever — no internet connection required to watch.

What devices can I watch this on?
The HD file plays on any modern device: smart TV, laptop, desktop, tablet, or smartphone. Compatible with VLC, Windows Media Player, and all major media players.

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