Bird

1988 6.8 (331 votes) 2h 41m

Genres

Drama Music

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures
Malpaso Productions

"There are no second acts in American lives."

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Clint Eastwood

Screenplay: Joel Oliansky

Director: Clint Eastwood

Director of Photography: Jack N. Green

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

Videos

Theatrical Trailer

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