Summary
Sweet Bird of Youth is an American film first released in 1962,
directed by Richard Brooks.
The film stars Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley and Rip Torn.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Richard Brooks
- Script: Tennessee Williams, Richard Brooks
- Photo: Milton R. Krasner
- Music: Harold Gelman
- Cast: Paul Newman (Chance Wayne), Geraldine Page (Alexandra Del Lago), Shirley Knight (Heavenly Finley), Ed Begley (Tom ’Boss’ Finley), Rip Torn (Thomas ’Tom’ J. Finley, Jr.), Mildred Dunnock (Aunt Nonnie), Madeleine Sherwood (Miss Lucy), Philip Abbott (Dr. George Scudder), Corey Allen (Scotty), Barry Cahill (Bud), Dub Taylor (Dan Hatcher), James B. Douglas (Leroy), Barry Atwater (Ben Jackson), Charles Arnt (Mayor Henricks), Dorothy Konrad (Mrs. Maribelle Norris), James Chandler (Professor Brutus Haven Smith), Mike Steen (Deputy), Kelly Thordsen (Sheriff Clark), Edith Atwater, Robert Burton (Director), William Forrest (Bennie Taubman), Roy Glenn (Charles), Sydney Guilaroff (Hairdresser), Davis Roberts (Fly), Eddy Samuels (Jackie)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 120 min
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