Sweet Bird of Youth (1989 film)

Sweet Bird of Youth
GenreDrama
Based onSweet Bird of Youth
by Tennessee Williams
Screenplay byGavin Lambert
Directed byNicolas Roeg
StarringElizabeth Taylor
Mark Harmon
ComposerRalph Burns
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerFred Whitehead
CinematographyFrancis Kenny
EditorPamela Malouf-Cundy
Running time95 minutes
Production companiesNBC
The Kushner-Locke Company
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 1, 1989 (1989-10-01)
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Sweet Bird of Youth (also known as Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth) is a 1989 American made-for-television drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon.[1] Adapted from the 1959 Tennessee Williams play of the same name by Gavin Lambert, it focuses on the relationship between a drifter and a faded movie star.

  1. ^ "Two Deaths". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 February 2024.