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Sweet Bird of Youth

“He used love like most men use money.”

★ 6.7 TMDB Rating · 141 votes

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.

Director
Richard Brooks
Release date
Mar 21, 1962
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Sweet Bird of Youth

  • Portrait of Paul Newman

    Paul Newman

    Chance Wayne

  • Portrait of Geraldine Page

    Geraldine Page

    Alexandra Del Lago

  • Portrait of Shirley Knight

    Shirley Knight

    Heavenly Finley

  • Portrait of Ed Begley

    Ed Begley

    Tom 'Boss' Finley

  • Portrait of Rip Torn

    Rip Torn

    Tom Finley Jr.

  • Portrait of Mildred Dunnock

    Mildred Dunnock

    Aunt Nonnie

  • Portrait of Madeleine Sherwood

    Madeleine Sherwood

    Miss Lucy

  • Portrait of Philip Abbott

    Philip Abbott

    George Scudder

  • Portrait of Corey Allen

    Corey Allen

    Scotty

  • Portrait of Barry Cahill

    Barry Cahill

    Bud

  • Portrait of Dub Taylor

    Dub Taylor

    Dan Hatcher

  • Portrait of James Douglas

    James Douglas

    Leroy

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United States
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United Kingdom
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India
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Canada
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo
Australia
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