Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
About this film
What it's about
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.
Showtimes
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Cast & Crew
Who made it
Cast
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
Morgan Nagler
Kim
AS
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath
Crew
Clint Eastwood
Directing
Facts & references
Details
Title
Bird
Year
1988
Runtime
2h 41m
Spoken Language
English
Genre
Drama · Music
Director
Clint Eastwood
IMDb
7.1 / 10 (14,114 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)
81%
Metacritic
78
IMDb ID
tt0094747
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