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Film · 1988

Bird

"There are no second acts in American lives."

Directed by Clint EastwoodForest WhitakerDiane VenoraMichael Zelniker
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25 Nov 1988UK release
2h 41mRunning time
15BBFC rating
6.8TMDB score of 10

The story

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

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker

Michael Zelniker

Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright

Samuel E. Wright

Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David

Keith David

Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire

Michael McGuire

Brewster
James Handy

James Handy

Esteves
Damon Whitaker

Damon Whitaker

Young Bird
Morgan Nagler

Morgan Nagler

Kim

Arlen Dean Snyder

Dr. Heath
Sam Robards

Sam Robards

Moscowitz

Glenn Wright

Alcoholic Patient
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