The Fountain of Youth
The Fountain of Youth

The Fountain of Youth

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1958
0h 27m
6.2(16 votes)
TV Movie
Drama

Overview

A darkly comic fable about vanity and desire, "The Fountain of Youth" follows a newly married couple whose relationship is destabilized by the arrival of a potion that promises centuries of youth and beauty—but in a quantity sufficient for only one person. As temptation and resentment grow, the gift becomes a catalyst for moral and emotional collapse. Written, directed, and narrated by Orson Welles and based on John Collier’s short story “Youth from Vienna,” the film uses stylized narration and experimental visual techniques to construct a compact essay on human vanity. (Note: Originally produced in 1956 as a television pilot and broadcast once in 1958 as part of NBC’s Colgate Theatre anthology series (S1E5); it later achieved independent archival and cultural status, including a 1958 Peabody Award.)

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Desilu Productions

Cast & Crew

8 members
Acting

Marjorie Bennett

journalist

Marjorie Bennett
Acting

Madge Blake

journalist

Madge Blake
Acting

Billy House

Albert Morgan

Billy House
Acting

Rick Jason

Alan Brody

Rick Jason
Acting

Nancy Kulp

Stella Morgan

Nancy Kulp
Acting

Joi Lansing

Carolyn Coates

Joi Lansing
Acting

Dan Tobin

Humphrey Baxter

Dan Tobin
Directing

Orson Welles

the narrator

Orson Welles

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