🎬 Drama, Romance

Sweet Bird of Youth

"He used love like most men use money."

⭐ 6.8/10 1962 2h Dir. Richard Brooks

About this movie

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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6.8/10 137 votes

Quick facts

Year
1962
Runtime
2h
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.8/10
Votes
137
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Romance 🎬 Richard Brooks 👤 Paul Newman 👤 Geraldine Page 👤 Shirley Knight
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Sweet Bird of Youth has a runtime of 2h (2 hours).
Sweet Bird of Youth was directed by Richard Brooks and released in 1962.
Sweet Bird of Youth is a Drama, Romance film (1962).
The cast of Sweet Bird of Youth includes Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn.
Sweet Bird of Youth has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 based on 137 votes.

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