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Bird 1988 Directed by Clint Eastwood

"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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Music
Budget $9,000,000
Revenue $2,000,000
Release Date 1 June 1988
161 mins
Cast
Forest Whitaker Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David Buster Franklin
James Handy Esteves
Damon Whitaker Young Bird
Sam Robards Moscowitz
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
Jo De Winter Mildred Berg
Richard Zavaglia Ralph the Narc
Al Pugliese Owner - Three Deuces
Karl Vincent Stratton
Lou Cutell Bride's Father
Roger Etienne Parisian Emcee
Jason Bernard Benny Tate
Gretchen Oehler Southern Nurse
Richard McKenzie Southern Doctor
Tony Cox Pee Wee Marquette
Diane Salinger Baroness Nica
Penelope Windust Bellevue Nurse
Ann Weldon Violet Wells