Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film)

Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
	original movie poster
Directed by	Richard Brooks
Written by	Richard Brooks
Based on	Sweet Bird of Youth; 1959 play; by Tennessee Williams
Produced by	Pandro S. Berman
Starring	Paul Newman; Geraldine Page; Shirley Knight; Ed Begley; Rip Torn; Mildred Dunnock; Madeleine Sherwood;
Cinematography	Milton Krasner
Edited by	Henry Berman
Music by	Harold Gelman
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	March 21, 1962;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,000,000
Box office	$7,550,000

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]

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.

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^ OCLC 317647354