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Sweet Bird of Youth

1962·2h ·Approved
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
9,294 votes
Metascore
53
Metacritic

A drifter and a faded film star, both traumatized by Hollywood, arrive to the guy's hometown, where the old bitter memories revive again.

Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1962 drama romance movie directed by Richard Brooks, starring Ed Begley, Shirley Knight, Paul Newman. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 9,294 votes and runs 2h .

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Director
Richard Brooks
Stars
Ed Begley
Shirley Knight
Paul Newman
Geraldine Page
Details
1962-05-03
120 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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