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Sweet Bird of Youth

6.719622h NRMovieDramaRomance

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the…

DirectorRichard Brooks
WriterRichard Brooks
ProducerPandro S. Berman

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Availability shown for Australia · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Richard Brooks

PNPaul Newman
Paul Newman
Chance Wayne
GPGeraldine Page
Geraldine Page
Alexandra Del Lago
SKShirley Knight
Shirley Knight
Heavenly Finley
EBEd Begley
Ed Begley
Tom 'Boss' Finley
RTRip Torn
Rip Torn
Tom Finley Jr.
MDMildred Dunnock
Mildred Dunnock
Aunt Nonnie
MSMadeleine Sherwood
Madeleine Sherwood
Miss Lucy
PAPhilip Abbott
Philip Abbott
George Scudder
CACorey Allen
Corey Allen
Scotty
BC
Barry Cahill
Bud
DTDub Taylor
Dub Taylor
Dan Hatcher
JDJames Douglas
James Douglas
Leroy

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Sweet Bird of Youth — streaming FAQ

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Sweet Bird of Youth isn't on any subscription service in Australia right now, but you can rent or buy it on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video and Google Play Movies. It's not on Netflix.

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No, Sweet Bird of Youth is not on Netflix in Australia as of September 2026. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video.

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Sweet Bird of Youth isn't available free in Australia; you can only rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video.