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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

Movie"He used love like most men use money."
Audience Score
68
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NR 2 hrMar 28th, 1962Drama, Romance
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.
StarringPaul NewmanGeraldine PageShirley Knight
DirectorRichard Brooks
WriterTennessee Williams

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 28th, 1962
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 2nd, 2006 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Roxbury Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Movie Tags:
based on play or musicalfloridamovie starwomanizerdriftergigolocorrupt politicianfading star