Bird (1988)

R ★ 6.8/10 161 min Drama, Music United States English

Director: Clint Eastwood

Screenplay by: Joel Oliansky

Streaming: Not available

"There are no second acts in American lives."

Description

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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Top 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

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