The film's protagonist is an alcoholic due to stressful experiences in the war. His struggle with drink is a key theme in the film.
A man and his friend have a drink of whisky.
When packing for a trip a man insists on taking several bottles of whisky and is distraught when he loses these bottles.
A woman has a small cask of brandy and shares it with a man. She agrees to keep it from the alcoholic protagonist.
A man has several bottles of gin and begins to drink with the protagonist. A woman rebukes them for drinking too heavily. The man drinks this gin on a couple of other occasions in the film. One time he is offered water and rejects it, saying he needs a "real drink".
A group of people have a drink of beer each. Two of them down these in one go.
A woman is hysterical and is given a medical injection (we see the needle being injected) to put her to sleep.
Most of the main characters smoke frequently throughout the film.