Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1989 · 1h 35m

Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth poster
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor as Alexandra Del Lago Mark Harmon as Chance Wayne Valerie Perrine as Miss Lucy Seymour Cassel as Hatcher Rip Torn as Boss Finley Kevin Geer as Tom Junior
Crew
Francis Kenny — Director of Photography Pamela Malouf — Editor Ralph Burns — Original Music Composer Tennessee Williams — Writer Fred Whitehead — Producer Veronica Hadfield — Production Design
Tagline

A Passionate Romance

Synopsis

Tennessee William’s masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on the screen, flees from her movie premiere and goes into seclusion, becoming entangled with a much younger hotel masseur and resident gigolo.

Trailer Sweet Bird of Youth — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on play or musicalalcoholicolder woman younger man relationshipprodigal sonfading star
Key Collaborators
Nicolas Roeg Director Francis Kenny Director of Photography Pamela Malouf Editor Ralph Burns Original Music Composer Tennessee Williams Writer Fred Whitehead Producer Veronica Hadfield Production Design Del Adey-Jones Costume Design
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