Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)
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.
Director: Nicolas Roeg
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Elizabeth Taylor as Alexandra Del Lago |
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Mark Harmon as Chance Wayne |
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Valerie Perrine as Miss Lucy |
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Seymour Cassel as Hatcher |
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Rip Torn as Boss Finley |
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Kevin Geer as Tom Junior |
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Ronnie Claire Edwards as Aunt Nonnie |
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Cheryl Paris as Heavenly Finley |
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Megan Blake as Violet |
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Martha Milliken as Virginia |
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Charles Lucia as Dr. George Scudder |
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Teddy Wilson as Fly |
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John Fleck as Mission Man |
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Tom Nolan as |
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Billy Ray Sharkey as Scotty |
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Michael Wilding, Jr. as Morton Frasier |
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Hal England as Minister |
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Ruta Lee as Sally Powers |
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Nurit Koppel as Edna |
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Michael Shaner as Driver |
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Angela Teek as Singer |
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Tery Lockett as Hotel Waiter |
| Directing | Nicolas Roeg | Director |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Writer |
| Writing | Gavin Lambert | Teleplay |
| Camera | Francis Kenny | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Pamela Malouf | Editor |
| Production | Amanda DiGiulio | Line Producer |
| Production | Donald Kushner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Locke | Executive Producer |
| Production | Laurence Mark | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fred Whitehead | Producer |
| Production | Linda Yellen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rachelle Farberman | Casting |
| Art | Veronica Hadfield | Production Design |
| Art | Roger L. King | Art Direction |
| Art | Marthe Pineau | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Adey-Jones | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonita DeHaven | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Medusah | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valli O'Reilly | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Ruff | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Thorburn | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janna Denny | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ralph Burns | Original Music Composer |