Search results
Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1962 American drama film starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, with Shirley Knight, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley, Rip Torn and Mildred Dunnock in support. Based on the 1959 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams, the film was adapted and directed by Richard Brooks.
People also ask
Is Sweet Bird of youth based on a true story?
Is Sweet Bird of Youth released in India?
Who wrote Sweet Bird of youth?
When did Sweet Bird of youth come out?
Sweet Bird of Youth: Directed by Richard Brooks. With Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley. A drifter and a faded film star, both traumatized by Hollywood, arrive to the guy's hometown, where the old bitter memories revive again.
- Lechuguilla
- 3 min
- Richard Brooks
A film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play about a drifter and a faded film star who return to his hometown and revive old memories and conflicts. Chance Wayne tries to win back his former lover Heavenly Finley, while facing the opposition of her powerful father and brother.
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sex, money, hypocrisy, financial and emotional blackmail are familiar elements in Williams' literary realm and combine powerfully in Sweet Bird of Youth as Chance (Newman) battles his private demons in a desperate bid to redeem his wasted life and recapture his lost sweet bird of youth.
- Richard Brooks, Hank Moonjean
- Paul Newman
Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1959 play by Tennessee Williams that tells the story of a gigolo and drifter, Chance Wayne, who returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra del Lago (travelling incognito as Princess Kosmonopolis), whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. The main reason for his homecoming is ...
Mar 13, 2020 · Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #SweetBirdofYouth Handsome Chance Wayne never found the Hollywood stardom he craved, but he’s always been a star with the ladies.
- 4 min
- 14.9K
- Warner Bros. Classics