Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

★ 6.7IMDb Score
Released:1962-03-21
Genre:Drama
Duration:120 min
Director:Richard Brooks
Actors:Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn
Production:Roxbury Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom "Boss" Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.

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