Directed by:
Richard BrooksCinematography:
Milton KrasnerCast:
Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn, Mildred Dunnock, Madeleine Sherwood, Philip Abbott, Corey Allen, Dub Taylor, Dale Van Sickel (more)Plots(1)
Newman stars as Chance Wayne, a Hollywood gigolo determined to become a star, who teams up with Alexandra Del Lago (Geraldine Page), a washed-up Hollywood actress, on his way back to his small-town home. The town clamors at the reappearance of the charismatic Chance, who claims to have found fame and fortune in Hollywood, while the mysterious Alexandra lies in a drunken stupor in their hotel room. Alexandra convinces Chance she can make him a star, so he protects her reputation while rediscovering his love for his hometown sweetheart, Heavenly (Shirley Knight), whose heart he broke when he disappeared to find fame. Chance's attempts to reignite his passion for the naive Heavenly deeply angers her vengeful father, the cruel town "boss" (Ed Begley) who will stop at nothing to see his daughter's lost innocence avenged. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Paul Newman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/850/162850585_18d8c6.jpg)
Paul Newman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
![Geraldine Page](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/296/164296559_ccc257.jpg)
Geraldine Page
USA
Best movies:
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
![Shirley Knight](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396150_6afe70.jpg)
Shirley Knight
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
![Ed Begley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384710_f5db3d.png)
Ed Begley
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
![Rip Torn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269185_f1f9bb.jpg)
Rip Torn
USA
Best movies:
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Men in Black (1997)
Hercules (1997)
![Mildred Dunnock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271494_28469f.jpg)
Mildred Dunnock
USA
Best movies:
The Nun's Story (1959)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Peyton Place (1957)
![Madeleine Sherwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483304_574611.jpg)
Madeleine Sherwood
Canada
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
![Philip Abbott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/619/162619947_49d8c5.jpg)
Philip Abbott
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Corey Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273527_3864ad.jpg)
Corey Allen
USA
Best movies:
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
![Dub Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/480/480017_6d4d9f.jpg)
Dub Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Maverick (1994)
![Dale Van Sickel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256253_2fbf62.jpg)
Dale Van Sickel
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
![Jeffrey Sayre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162653_651df8.jpg)
Jeffrey Sayre
USA
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest (1959)
![Kelly Thordsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/376/159376068_182d58.jpg)
Kelly Thordsen
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
![William Forrest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330148_f515a0.jpg)
William Forrest
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Band of Angels (1957)
Roy Glenn
USA
Best movies:
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
![Robert Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/490/160490513_b7e9d1.gif)
Robert Burton
USA
Best movies:
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
![Davis Roberts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/557/160557400_2c70f2.jpg)
Davis Roberts
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
![Edith Atwater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/999/160999752_bd5b84.jpg)
Edith Atwater
USA
Best movies:
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
![Barry Cahill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/791/161791670_1202eb.jpg)
Barry Cahill
Canada
Best movies:
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Straight Time (1978)
...tick... tick... tick... (1970)
Herschel Graham
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Apartment (1960)