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Rating: 6.8/10 by 115 users

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

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.

Directing:
  • Richard Brooks
  • Hank Moonjean
Writing:
  • Tennessee Williams
  • Richard Brooks
  • Tennessee Williams
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Mar 21, 1962

Rating: 6.8/10 by 115 users

Alternative Title:
Dulce pájaro de juventud - ES
La dolce ala della giovinezza - IT
かわいたたいよう - JP

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 00 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: florida, gigolo, based on play or musical, womanizer, drifter, corrupt politician, movie star, fading star
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Paul Newman
Chance Wayne
Geraldine Page
Alexandra Del Lago
Shirley Knight
Heavenly Finley
Ed Begley
Tom 'Boss' Finley
Rip Torn
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
Philip Abbott
Dr. George Scudder
Bess Flowers
Spectator at political rally
Dub Taylor
Dan Hatcher
Barry Atwater
Ben Jackson
Charles Arnt
Mayor Henricks
Dorothy Konrad
Mrs. Maribelle Norris
James Chandler
Professor Brutus Haven Smith
Kelly Thordsen
Sheriff Clark
Cosmo Sardo
Bar Patron
Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Political Rally
Bert Stevens
Film Crew Member
Rudy Germane
Man at Political Rally (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Bar Patron (uncredited)

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