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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.
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 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 ...
Mar 13, 2020 · Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #SweetBirdofYouth Handsome Chance Wayne never found the Hollywood stardom he craved, but he’s always ...more.
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 movie star on the...
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A drifter and a faded film star, both traumatized by Hollywood, arrive to the guy's hometown, where the old bitter memories revive again. Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies.
In his quest to become a movie star, Chance Wayne (Newman) will use anyone--the girlfriend he left behind and the actress who pays for the affection of a handsome young man. But when Chance comes home, his good looks may not protect him from the wrath of the people he has hurt.
