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Youngblood Hawke

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Sick of his job driving a truck in Kentucky, the ambitious Youngblood Hawke (James Franciscus) ventures to New York City to make it as a novelist. There he meets Jeanne Green (Suzanne Pleshette), an editor who falls in love with him as she helps launch his career. His first novel gets a moderate reception, but his second becomes a sensation. Hawke navigates his way through New York's vicious literary circles and ignores Jeanne for more fashionable company, which sets him on the path to tragedy.
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Joan Didion Vogue In the book, the venality of Wouk's fantasies merely depresses; in the movie, those same fantasies assume a certain manic charm. Mar 16, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Not enough there for this runtime. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A big soapy melodrama about a writer from the south making his way through New York's literary society. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sick of his job driving a truck in Kentucky, the ambitious Youngblood Hawke (James Franciscus) ventures to New York City to make it as a novelist. There he meets Jeanne Green (Suzanne Pleshette), an editor who falls in love with him as she helps launch his career. His first novel gets a moderate reception, but his second becomes a sensation. Hawke navigates his way through New York's vicious literary circles and ignores Jeanne for more fashionable company, which sets him on the path to tragedy.
Director
Delmer Daves
Producer
Delmer Daves
Screenwriter
Delmer Daves, Herman Wouk
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 4, 1964, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2012
Runtime
2h 17m
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