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Sweet Bird of Youth

He used love like most men use money.

1962 2 hours
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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.

Released

21st March 1962

64 years ago

Runtime

2 hours

Finishes at 9:47pm

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Directed by

Richard Brooks

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Written by

Richard Brooks

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Ratings and awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    7.1/10

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    74%

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    53%

  • TMDb Logo

    68%

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    66%

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