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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film) canonical | 1 |
| Sweet Bird of Youth (film) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sweet Bird of Youth (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Alexandra Del Lago – Geraldine Page
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Richard Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ferris Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasPlaySource | Sweet Bird of Youth (1959 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Geraldine Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alexandra Del Lago
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Boss Finley NERFINISHED ⓘ Chance Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Heavenly Finley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Duke Ellington
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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
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Geraldine Page NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeleine Sherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Mildred Dunnock NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rip Torn NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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corruption ⓘ lost youth ⓘ political power ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ |
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Sweet Bird of Youth (film)