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Bird

1988Directed by Clint Eastwood2h 41m

"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.

  • Drama
  • Music

Cast

  • Forest Whitaker as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
  • Diane Venora as Chan Parker
  • Michael Zelniker as Red Rodney
  • Samuel E. Wright as Dizzy Gillespie
  • Keith David as Buster Franklin
  • Michael McGuire as Brewster
  • James Handy as Esteves
  • Damon Whitaker as Young Bird
  • Morgan Nagler as Kim
  • Arlen Dean Snyder as Dr. Heath
  • Sam Robards as Moscowitz
  • Glenn Wright as Alcoholic Patient
  • George Orrison as Patient with Checkers
  • Bill Cobbs as Dr. Caulfield
  • Hamilton Camp as Mayor of 52nd Street
  • Chris Bosley as First Doorman

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