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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.
Sweltering Southern heat and decaying elegance seep through every frame of this humid melodrama. A desperate drifter attempts to manipulate his way back into stardom, only to collide with the ghosts of a past he tried to outrun.
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Director
Richard Brooks
Cast
Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn, Mildred Dunnock, Madeleine Sherwood, Philip Abbott, Corey Allen, Barry Cahill
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Sweet Bird of Youth
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.7/10
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74%
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Director
Richard Brooks
Cast
Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn, Mildred Dunnock, Madeleine Sherwood, Philip Abbott, Corey Allen, Barry Cahill
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