Sweet Bird of Youth

6.8
Low
19622h 0m

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Overview

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown 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.

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Paul Newman - Chance Wayne in Sweet Bird of Youth

Paul Newman

Chance Wayne

Geraldine Page - Alexandra Del Lago in Sweet Bird of Youth

Geraldine Page

Alexandra Del Lago

Shirley Knight - Heavenly Finley in Sweet Bird of Youth

Shirley Knight

Heavenly Finley

Ed Begley - Tom 'Boss' Finley in Sweet Bird of Youth

Ed Begley

Tom 'Boss' Finley

Rip Torn - Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr. in Sweet Bird of Youth

Rip Torn

Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

Mildred Dunnock - Aunt Nonnie in Sweet Bird of Youth

Mildred Dunnock

Aunt Nonnie

Madeleine Sherwood - Miss Lucy in Sweet Bird of Youth

Madeleine Sherwood

Miss Lucy

Philip Abbott - Dr. George Scudder in Sweet Bird of Youth

Philip Abbott

Dr. George Scudder

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Release Date

March 21, 1962

Runtime

2h 0m

Rating

NR

Genres

Drama, Romance

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