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Sweet Bird of Youth
He used love like most men use money.
He used love like most men use money.
Drama, Romance - 1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
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7.5
75%
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Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his home town 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.
Director:
,
Richard Brooks
Cast:
,
Corey Allen
,
Paul Newman
,
Madeleine Sherwood
,
Rip Torn
,
Shirley Knight
,
Ed Begley
,
Geraldine Page
,
Mildred Dunnock
,
Philip Abbott
,
Roy Glenn

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Details

Rated:
APPROVED
Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
21 Mar 1962
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
This cynical, coruscating drama has a strong look of being contrived, and Mr. Brooks' happy ending for it is implausible and absurd.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
Brooks' direction seems a little too stolid for all the sleazy, flaming passions. These are, however, given full measure by an excellent cast.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
Offers little indication of what made the original play interesting (especially in Elia Kazan's stage production), despite the fact that Paul Newman and Geraldine Page are called on to reprise their original roles.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
8 Apr 2008
fresh:
It's a glossy, engrossing hunk of motion picture entertainment, slickly produced by Berman.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
8 Apr 2008
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