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Sweet Bird of Youth

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Sweet Bird of Youth
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NR,2hrs 0min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1962
Director:
Richard Brooks
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight  ...more
Synopsis: Paul Newman recreates his Broadway role in the 1962 film version of Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth. Newman plays handsome hustler Chance Wayne, who romances fading film star Alexandra Del Lago (Geraldine Page) in hopes of winning a movie contract for himself. The mercenary Wayne and the self-destructive Alexandra find themselves in Chance's home town, where corrupt politician Boss Finley (Oscar-winner Ed Begley) rules the roost. Finley's daughter Heavenly (Shirley Knight), impregnated by ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Although tough-guy director Richard Brooks was probably not the ideal choice to convert a Tennessee Williams play to the screen, Production Code-enforced cuts also damaged what had already been acknowledged as one of the playwright's weaker efforts. The story deals with a washed-up substance-abusing star (Geraldine Page) and her gigolo/aspiring actor companion (Paul Newman) who return to his California ... Full Review
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Paul Newman
Chance Wayne
Geraldine Page
Alexandra Del Lago, Princess Cosmonopolous
Shirley Knight
Heavenly Finley
Ed Begley, Sr.
"Boss" Finley
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