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Sweet Bird of Youth

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.

19622h 0mNRDrama

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About Sweet Bird of Youth

Directors
Richard Brooks
Cast
Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn, Mildred Dunnock
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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