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Bird (1988)

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2h 41min
Bird

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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.

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Cast

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker

Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Diane Venora
Diane Venora

Chan Parker

Michael Zelniker
Michael Zelniker

Red Rodney

Samuel E. Wright
Samuel E. Wright

Dizzy Gillespie

Keith David
Keith David

Buster Franklin

Michael McGuire
Michael McGuire

Brewster

James Handy
James Handy

Esteves

Damon Whitaker
Damon Whitaker

Young Bird

Morgan Nagler
Morgan Nagler

Kim

Arlen Dean Snyder
Arlen Dean Snyder

Dr. Heath

Sam Robards
Sam Robards

Moscowitz

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

Joey Green
Joey Green

Gene

John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon

Sid

Tony Todd
Tony Todd

Frog

Jo De Winter
Jo De Winter

Mildred Berg

Richard Zavaglia
Richard Zavaglia

Ralph the Narc

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