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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.
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
After unsuccessfully trying his luck in Hollywood, charming gigolo Chance Wayne wanders back to his hometown, accompanied by Alexandra Del Lago, a movie star on the wane.
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 ...
After unsuccessfully trying his luck in Hollywood, charming gigolo Chance Wayne (Paul Newman) wanders back to his hometown, accompanied by Alexandra Del Lago (Geraldine Page), a...
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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.
Full Review | May 20, 2020. Matt Brunson Film Frenzy. Once again, Hollywood proved to be more constrictive than Broadway -- a shocking castration gets replaced by a savage beating -- but the ...
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.
Overview. 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.
Sweet Bird of Youth 1989 1h 36m Drama List Reviews 67% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Florida gigolo Chance Wayne (Mark Harmon) brings home ex-screen queen Alexandra Del Lago (Elizabeth Taylor).
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