Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

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He used love like most men use money.

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.

Released: 1962-03-21
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 2h 0m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 141 votes

Directed by Richard Brooks.

Top cast

Paul Newman as Chance Wayne
Geraldine Page as Alexandra Del Lago
Shirley Knight as Heavenly Finley
Ed Begley as Tom 'Boss' Finley
Rip Torn as Tom Finley Jr.
Mildred Dunnock as Aunt Nonnie
Madeleine Sherwood as Miss Lucy
Philip Abbott as George Scudder
Corey Allen as Scotty
Barry Cahill as Bud

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Where to watch Sweet Bird of Youth

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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