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Bird

Warner Bros. (1988)

R (Restricted)

085391182023

7.1

14,342

Drama

USA | English & German | Color | 02:40

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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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	Forest Whitaker	Charlie 'Bird' Parker
	Diane Venora	Chan Parker
	Michael Zelniker	Red Rodney
	Samuel E. Wright	Dizzy
	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
	Penelope Windust	Bellevue Nurse
	Glenn Wright	Alcoholic Patient
	George Orrison	Patient with Checkers
	Bill Cobbs	Dr. Caulfield
	Hamilton Camp	Mayor of 52nd Street
	Chris Bosley	First Doorman
	George T. Bruce	Second Doorman
	Joey Green	Gene
	John Witherspoon	Sid
	Tony Todd	Frog
	Jo De Winter	Mildred Berg
	Richard Zavaglia	Ralph the Narc
	Anna Levine	Audrey
	Al Pugliese	Owner - Three Deuces