Sweet Bird of Youth

1962 · directed by Richard Brooks

Rating

67/100

Hit

no

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.

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), directed by Richard Brooks, rates 67/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Paul Newman
• Geraldine Page
• Shirley Knight
• Ed Begley
• Rip Torn
• Mildred Dunnock
• Madeleine Sherwood
• Philip Abbott
• Corey Allen
• Barry Cahill

Crew

• Milton Krasner — Director of Photography
• Henry Berman — Editor
• Richard Brooks — Screenplay

More from Richard Brooks

1. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) — 83/100 · hit
2. Elmer Gantry (1960) — 83/100 · hit
3. In Cold Blood (1967) — 79/100
4. The Professionals (1966) — 76/100
5. Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) — 74/100
6. $ (1971) — 72/100

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