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Sweet Bird of Youth is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Brooks released in USA on 28 march 1962 with Paul Newman
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
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Add to a movie listSweet Bird of Youth is a 1962 film starring Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley, Rip Torn and Mildred Dunnock. Based on the play by Tennessee Williams, it focuses on the relationship between a drifter and a faded movie star. The film was adapted and directed by Richard Brooks.
It won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Begley), and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Geraldine Page) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Shirley Knight).
Synopsis
Handsome, young Chance Wayne returns to his hometown of St. Cloud, Florida, accompanied by a considerably older movie star, Alexandra Del Lago. She is needy and depressed, particularly about a film she has just finished making, and speaks of retiring from the acting world forever.Actors
Paul Newman
(Chance Wayne)
Geraldine Page
(Alexandra Del Lago)
Ed Begley
(Tom 'Boss' Finley)
Rip Torn
(Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.)
Shirley Knight
(Heavenly Finley)
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