Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
March 21, 1962Release Date
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
March 21, 1962Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Paul Newman
Chance Wayne
Geraldine Page
Alexandra Del Lago
Shirley Knight
Heavenly Finley
Ed Begley
'Boss' Finley
Rip Torn
Thomas J. Finley, Jr.
Mildred Dunnock
Aunt Nonnie
Madeleine Sherwood
Miss Lucy
Philip Abbott
Dr. George Scudder
Corey Allen
Scotty
Roy Glenn
Charles
Bess Flowers
Spectator at political rally
Barry Cahill
Bud
Richard Brooks
Director
Tennessee Williams
Writer
Dub Taylor
Dan Hatcher
James Douglas
Leroy
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Barry Atwater
Ben Jackson
Milton Krasner
Cinematographer
Charles Arnt
Mayor Henricks
Henry Berman
Editor
Dorothy Konrad
Mrs. Maribelle Norris
James Chandler
Professor Brutus Haven Smith
Mike Steen
Deputy
Kelly Thordsen
Sheriff Clark
Cosmo Sardo
Bar Patron
Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Political Rally
Bert Stevens
Film Crew Member
Rudy Germane
Man at Political Rally (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Joan Joseff
Other
Urie McCleary
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 21, 1962
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Content RatingNR
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Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1962 American drama film starring Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley, Rip Torn and Mildred Dunnock. Based on the 1959 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams, it focuses on the relationship between a drifter and a faded movie star. The film was adapted and directed by Richard Brooks.The film won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Begley), and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Geraldine Page) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Shirley Knight). The film version was sanitized, with Chance becoming a drifter rather than a gigolo for hire. The ending was also heavily altered from the explicit sexual mutilation scene depicted in the conclusion of the original stage version.