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Sweet Bird of Youth

1962 • 2h0m Drama, Romance

Rating

6.8/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Richard Brooks

Screenplay

Richard Brooks

Cast

Paul Newman

Geraldine Page

Shirley Knight

Release date

3/21/1962

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

128