Sweet Bird of Youth (1989 film)
| Sweet Bird of Youth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Sweet Bird of Youth 1959 play by Tennessee Williams |
| Screenplay by | Gavin Lambert |
| Directed by | Nicolas Roeg |
| Starring | Elizabeth Taylor Mark Harmon |
| Composer | Ralph Burns |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Donald Kushner Peter Locke Laurence Mark Linda Yellen |
| Producer | Fred Whitehead |
| Cinematography | Francis Kenny |
| Editor | Pamela Malouf-Cundy |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production companies | NBC The Kushner-Locke Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 1, 1989 |
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. 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.