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Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

2h 0m | PG-13

⭐ 6.839 / 10

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.

Director: Richard Brooks

Studio: Roxbury Productions

Genre: Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

as Chance Wayne

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

as Alexandra Del Lago

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

as Heavenly Finley

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

as Tom 'Boss' Finley

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

as Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

Mildred Dunnock

Mildred Dunnock

as Aunt Nonnie