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 | Gavin Lambert | Teleplay |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Writer |
| Camera | Francis Kenny | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valli O'Reilly | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Peter Locke | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Ruff | Hairstylist |
| Art | Roger L. King | Art Direction |
| Production | Donald Kushner | Executive Producer |
| Art | Marthe Pineau | Set Decoration |
| Production | Linda Yellen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Laurence Mark | Executive Producer |
| Art | Veronica Hadfield | Production Design |
| Production | Fred Whitehead | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonita DeHaven | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Amanda DiGiulio | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Medusah | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janna Denny | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Pamela Malouf | Editor |
| Production | Rachelle Farberman | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Adey-Jones | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Thorburn | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ralph Burns | Original Music Composer |