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1988 Drama Music 2h 41m

Bird

""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.

6.8 TMDB RATING
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Principal 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

Morgan Nagler

Kim

Arlen Dean Snyder

Dr. Heath

Sam Robards

Moscowitz

Glenn Wright

Alcoholic Patient

George Orrison

Patient with Checkers

Bill Cobbs

Dr. Caulfield

Hamilton Camp

Mayor of 52nd Street

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