Sweet Bird of Youth - 1962

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.

120min
1962
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.2/10

Cast

Paul Newman profile picturePaul NewmanChance Wayne
Geraldine Page profile pictureGeraldine PageAlexandra Del Lago
Shirley Knight profile pictureShirley KnightHeavenly Finley
Ed Begley profile pictureEd BegleyTom 'Boss' Finley
Rip Torn profile pictureRip TornThomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
Mildred Dunnock profile pictureMildred DunnockAunt Nonnie
Philip Abbott profile picturePhilip AbbottDr. George Scudder
Roy Glenn profile pictureRoy GlennCharles
Bess Flowers profile pictureBess FlowersSpectator at political rally
Dub Taylor profile pictureDub TaylorDan Hatcher
Barry Atwater profile pictureBarry AtwaterBen Jackson
Charles Arnt profile pictureCharles ArntMayor Henricks
Kelly Thordsen profile pictureKelly ThordsenSheriff Clark
Jeffrey Sayre profile pictureJeffrey SayreMan at Political Rally
Bert Stevens profile pictureBert StevensFilm Crew Member

About Sweet Bird of Youth

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. 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.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 120min

Extra details

Original Title: Sweet Bird of Youth
Original Language: English
Directed By: Richard Brooks
Production Companies
Roxbury ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer