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Bird

1988
6.9 ⭐
2h 41m
Drama
Music
""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.

Cast & Crew
Forest Whitaker
Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
Diane VenoraChan Parker
Michael Zelniker
Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie
Keith David
Keith DavidBuster Franklin
Michael McGuire
Michael McGuireBrewster
James Handy
James HandyEsteves
Damon Whitaker
Damon WhitakerYoung Bird
Morgan Nagler
Morgan NaglerKim
Arlen Dean Snyder
Arlen Dean SnyderDr. Heath
Sam Robards
Sam RobardsMoscowitz
Glenn Wright
Glenn WrightAlcoholic Patient