Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film)

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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film) is a 1962 American drama directed by Richard Brooks, based on Tennessee Williams' play, about a gigolo who returns to his Southern hometown with an aging movie star in a desperate bid to reclaim his lost youth and love.

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instanceOf American drama film
film
basedOn Sweet Bird of Youth (play) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED
characterPlayedBy Alexandra Del Lago – Geraldine Page NERFINISHED
Boss Finley – Ed Begley
Chance Wayne – Paul Newman NERFINISHED
Heavenly Finley – Shirley Knight NERFINISHED
Tom Finley Jr. – Rip Torn NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Joseph Ruttenberg NERFINISHED
colorProcess Metrocolor NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Richard Brooks NERFINISHED
distributedBy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Ferris Webster NERFINISHED
filmFormat 35 mm
genre drama film
romantic drama film
hasPlaySource Sweet Bird of Youth (1959 play) NERFINISHED
leadActor Paul Newman NERFINISHED
leadActress Geraldine Page NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Alexandra Del Lago NERFINISHED
Boss Finley NERFINISHED
Chance Wayne NERFINISHED
Heavenly Finley NERFINISHED
musicBy Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
Tennessee Ernie Ford NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation Southern United States NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
partOf films based on works by Tennessee Williams
producer Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseYear 1962
runtimeMinutes 120
screenwriter Richard Brooks NERFINISHED
setIn Florida NERFINISHED
stars Ed Begley NERFINISHED
Geraldine Page NERFINISHED
Madeleine Sherwood NERFINISHED
Mildred Dunnock NERFINISHED
Paul Newman NERFINISHED
Rip Torn NERFINISHED
Shirley Knight NERFINISHED
theme aging
corruption
lost youth
political power
sexual exploitation

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Sweet Bird of Youth adaptedAs Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film)
Geraldine Page portrayedIn Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film)
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