Sweet Bird of Youth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-05-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (4914 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Brooks

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Paul Newman Geraldine Page Shirley Knight Ed Begley

Writer:

Tennessee Williams (play)

Richard Brooks (written for the screen by)

Fullplot:

Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. Arriving with him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago. While trying to get her help to make a screen test, he also finds the time to meet his former girlfriend Heavenly, the daughter of the local politician Tom 'Boss' Finley, who more or less forced him to leave the town many years ago.

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