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Bird

Bird

"There are no second acts in American lives."

1988•2h 41m•6.9/10
DramaMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.9/10(352)

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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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

George Orrison

George Orrison

Patient with Checkers

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Dr. Caulfield

Hamilton Camp

Hamilton Camp

Mayor of 52nd Street

Chris Bosley

First Doorman

George T. Bruce

Second Doorman

Joey Green

Joey Green

Gene

John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

Sid

Tony Todd

Tony Todd

Frog

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