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Bird

Bird(1988)

Also Known As: Bird | Bird: El saxofonista |

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Brief Synopsis

Saxophone great Charlie Parker builds a career in jazz while fighting drug addiction.

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Cast & Crew

Clint Eastwood Director
Forest Whitaker Charlie "Bird" Parker
Diane Venora Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker Red Rodney
Samuel E Wright Dizzy
Keith David Buster Franklin
Michael Mcguire Brewster
James Handy Esteves
Damon Whitaker Young
Morgan Nagler Kim
Arlen Dean Snyder Dr Heath
Sam Robards Moscowitz
Penelope Windust Bellevue Nurse
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MPAA Ratings:  R Premiere Info: 
Release Date:  1988 Production Date: 
Color/B&W:  Distributions Co:  WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Sound:  Production Co:  Malpaso Productions .....Production Company, Tony's Food Service .....Production Company, Pacific Title & Art Studio .....Production Company, Panavision, Ltd. .....Production Company, Robert Wayne Harris .....Cable Operator, Warner Bros. Pictures International .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution .....Domestic Theatrical Distributor, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group .....Domestic Video Distributor
Duration(mins):  Country:  United States (USA)
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  • Adequate

    DON RILEY 2017-05-21

    I'm a fan of Be Bop and no one can play Charlie Parker. So, this was an impossible task in my opinion. If you want to see a much better portrayal of... MORE>

  • Well Done Clint. Well Done.

    GypsyPi3000 2013-05-31

    I'm not really familiar with jazz, so I started watching this film kind of recognizing Charlie Parker's name. As I watched I felt like I really... MORE>

  • Bird

    Floyd Bell 2010-05-16

    Bird, the motion picture produced by Clint Eastwood is the best pictureabout Jazz and Charlie Parker.Forest Whitiker was great as CharlieParker portraying... MORE>

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