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Sweet Bird of Youth
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Writers:
Tennessee Williams (play)
Richard Brooks (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 March 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Provocative Adult Entertainment more
Plot:
Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. With... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more
User Reviews:
Page is fantastic! more (28 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min | Australia:106 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:15 (re-rating) (1996) | UK:X (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15

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Trivia:
Had its premier at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. The theater has been restored today and shows historic and retro films. more
Goofs:
Continuity: About ten minutes into the movie, Chance Wayne checks into a hotel and his coat is half way on. He then puts it on and the collar is not straight. In the next shot from behind his collar is straight. The next shot shows him walking away and his collar is again slightly crooked. more
Quotes:
Boss Finley: [to Chance Wayne, after referring to him as 'Prince'] I once had a dog called Prince. I had to butcher him to keep all the bitches in town from being violated. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World more

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13 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Page is fantastic!, 2 July 2003
Author: Brett Walter (StreepFan126@cs.com) from Santa Clarita, CA

If you have seen a picture of Geraldine Page, then you know she was a plain looking woman. Yet in this film, through great acting, she manages to convince the audience that she is a glamour movie queen, and pulls it off! After seeing this film, quickly followed by The Trip To Bountiful, I now know why Meryl Streep herself once said, that "Geraldine Page set the standard by which all actresses try to compete with."

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