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Basic facts

Original title Sweet Bird of Youth
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue

Cast

Paul Newman
Chance Wayne

Geraldine Page
Alexandra Del Lago

Shirley Knight
Heavenly Finley

Ed Begley
"Boss" Finley

Rip Torn
Thomas J. Finley, jr.

Mildred Dunnock
aunt Nonnie

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Associate Producer
Special Photographic Effects
Orchestra Leader
Music Supervisor
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Other Crew

Cast

Paul Newman Chance Wayne
Geraldine Page Alexandra Del Lago
Shirley Knight Heavenly Finley
Ed Begley "Boss" Finley
Rip Torn Thomas J. Finley, jr.
Mildred Dunnock aunt Nonnie
Madeleine Sherwood Miss Lucy
Philip Abbott doktor George Scudder
Corey Allen Scotty
Barry Cahill Bud
Dub Taylor Dan Hatcher
James B. Douglas Leroy
Barry Atwater Ben Jackson
Charles Arnt borgmästare Henricks
Dorothy Konrad Mrs. Maribelle Norris
James Chandler professor Burtus Haven Smith
Mike Steen biträdande sheriff
Kelly Thordsen Clark, sheriff
William Forrest Benny Taubman
Roy Glenn Charles
Davis Roberts Fly
Robert Burton ledaren

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Roxbury Productions Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 99224
Date 1962-06-06
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3275 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (CinemaScope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system Metrocolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3290 meter
Length in minutes 120 min


Original work

Original title Sweet Bird of Youth (Play)
Author Tennessee Williams


Release dates

First showing 1962-03-21 Los Angeles USA 120 min
Release in Stockholm 1962-09-10 Saga Sweden 119 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1973-01-18
1973-03-13
1973-03-16
1986-10-23
1986-10-26
1998-02-25
TV showing 2000-10-28 SVT2 Sweden
FIAF showing 2007-05-09
2007-05-20

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3271


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Size About 70 x 100 cm


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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