Name: Sweet Bird of Youth
Director: Richard Brooks
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1962-01-01
Duration: 120 min

“The big difference between people is not between the rich an’ the poor. The big difference is between those who have ecstasy in love an’ those who haven’t.”

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) follows a drifting gigolo who returns to his Gulf Coast hometown with a fading movie star, determined to reclaim both lost love and squandered ambition. As past scandals resurface and a powerful political family tightens its grip, desire and desperation collide beneath the veneer of Southern respectability. This Southern gothic drama blends romantic disillusionment and social hypocrisy in a sultry study of youth, vanity, and moral decay.

Sweet Bird of Youth Blu-ray & DVD editions

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Comparison of Sweet Bird of Youth Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Warner BD-ALL/US 2020	Warner DVD-R-0/US 2017	Warner DVD-1/US/OOP 2006
“Sweet Bird of Youth”: Chasing Time (11:44)
Geraldine Page and Rip Torn Screen Test (2:56)
Theatrical Trailer (2:54)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Warner’s “Archive Collection” Blu-ray is also available in the “Tennessee Williams Collection” box set with A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Baby Doll (1956) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).
Warner’s DVD is also available in the “Tennessee Williams Film Collection” box set with A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Baby Doll (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961), The Night of the Iguana (1964) and Tennessee Williams’ South (1973), and in the “TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Tennessee Williams” box set with Baby Doll (1956), The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) and The Night of the Iguana (1964).