Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film)
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Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1962 American drama film starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, with Shirley Knight, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley, Rip Torn and Mildred Dunnock in support. Based on the 1959 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams, the film was adapted and directed by Richard Brooks.[1][2][3]
Sweet Bird of Youth | |
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Directed by | Richard Brooks |
Written by | Richard Brooks |
Based on | Sweet Bird of Youth 1959 play by Tennessee Williams |
Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
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Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
Edited by | Henry Berman |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2,000,000 |
Box office | $7,550,000 |
The film won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Begley), and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Geraldine Page) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Shirley Knight). The film version was sanitized, although Chance was still gigolo for hire. The ending was heavily altered from the explicit sexual mutilation scene depicted in the conclusion of the original stage version.