Bird

Bird

Drama · 1988 · 2h 41m

Movie

6.8/10 · TMDB

"There are no second acts in American lives."

Overview

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.

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Cast & crew

Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane VenoraChan Parker
Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney
Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie
Keith DavidBuster Franklin
Michael McGuireBrewster
James HandyEsteves
Damon WhitakerYoung Bird
Morgan NaglerKim
Arlen Dean SnyderDr. Heath
Sam RobardsMoscowitz
Glenn WrightAlcoholic Patient
George OrrisonPatient with Checkers
Bill CobbsDr. Caulfield
Hamilton CampMayor of 52nd Street

Information

Release date
25 November 1988
Director
Clint Eastwood
Genres
Drama, Music
Runtime
2h 41m
Country of origin
United States

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