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Bird

Bird

"There are no second acts in American lives."
Jun 01, 1988 2h 41m
6.8
324 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Bird
Companies Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions
Countries United States of America
Keywords jazz, heroin, saxophone, biography, psychiatric hospital, heroin addict, electroconvulsive therapy, death of daughter, bebop, eiffel tower, paris, 1950s
Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Chan Parker
Samuel E. Wright

Samuel E. Wright

Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David

Keith David

Buster Franklin
Glenn Wright

Glenn Wright

Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison

George Orrison

Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp

Hamilton Camp

Mayor of 52nd Street
Chris Bosley

Chris Bosley

First Doorman
George T. Bruce

George T. Bruce

Second Doorman
Jo De Winter

Jo De Winter

Mildred Berg
Richard Zavaglia

Richard Zavaglia

Ralph the Narc
Al Pugliese

Al Pugliese

Owner - Three Deuces
Lou Cutell

Lou Cutell

Bride's Father
Roger Etienne

Roger Etienne

Parisian Emcee
Gretchen Oehler

Gretchen Oehler

Southern Nurse
Richard McKenzie

Richard McKenzie

Southern Doctor
Tony Cox

Tony Cox

Pee Wee Marquette
Diane Salinger

Diane Salinger

Baroness Nica
Penelope Windust

Penelope Windust

Bellevue Nurse
Ann Weldon

Ann Weldon

Violet Wells