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Bird

1 Jun 1988 2h 41min 15 6.9/10 (363) EN
DramaMusic

“"There are no second acts in American lives."”

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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Director
Clint Eastwood
Writer
Joel Oliansky
Music
Lennie Niehaus
Cinematography
Jack N. Green
Editing
Joel Cox
Producer
Clint Eastwood
Countries
United States

Cast

Forest Whitaker Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire Brewster
James Handy Esteves
Damon Whitaker Young Bird
Morgan Nagler Kim
A
Arlen Dean Snyder Dr. Heath
Sam Robards Moscowitz
G
Glenn Wright Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp Mayor of 52nd Street
C
Chris Bosley First Doorman
G
George T. Bruce Second Doorman
Joey Green Gene
John Witherspoon Sid
Tony Todd Frog

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Also available in: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain

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