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Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

A Passionate Romance

Genres

DramaTV Movie

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

01 October 1989

Country

United States of America

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Alexandra Del Lago

Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon

Chance Wayne

Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine

Miss Lucy

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Hatcher

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Boss Finley

Kevin Geer

Kevin Geer

Tom Junior

Ronnie Claire Edwards

Ronnie Claire Edwards

Aunt Nonnie

Cheryl Paris

Cheryl Paris

Heavenly Finley

Megan Blake

Megan Blake

Violet

Martha Milliken

Martha Milliken

Virginia

Charles Lucia

Charles Lucia

Dr. George Scudder

Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson

Fly

John Fleck

John Fleck

Mission Man

Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan

Billy Ray Sharkey

Billy Ray Sharkey

Scotty

Michael Wilding, Jr.

Michael Wilding, Jr.

Morton Frasier

Hal England

Hal England

Minister

Ruta Lee

Ruta Lee

Sally Powers

Nurit Koppel

Nurit Koppel

Edna

Michael Shaner

Michael Shaner

Driver

Angela Teek

Angela Teek

Singer

Tery Lockett

Tery Lockett

Hotel Waiter

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