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Sweet Bird of Youth

Not Rated
DramaRomance
6.8/10(116 ratings)

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his home town as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom "Boss" Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.

03-21-1962
2h 0m
Sweet Bird of Youth
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Main Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Chance Wayne

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

Alexandra Del Lago

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Heavenly Finley

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Tom 'Boss' Finley

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

Mildred Dunnock

Mildred Dunnock

Aunt Nonnie

Madeleine Sherwood

Madeleine Sherwood

Miss Lucy

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Richard Brooks
Writer:
Tennessee Williams
Production:
Roxbury Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Key Crew

Director:
Richard Brooks
Theatre Play:
Tennessee Williams
Screenplay:
Richard Brooks
Producer:
Pandro S. Berman
Editor:
Henry Berman

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en