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Bird (1988)

Bird (1988)

Drama Music

"There are no second acts in American lives."

Release Date: 1988, June 1
Directors: Clint Eastwood
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Malpaso Productions
Cast: Keith David, James Handy, Tony Todd, Diane Venora, Forest Whitaker, Jason Bernard, Sam Robards, Tony Cox, Anna Thomson, Bill Cobbs, Billy J. Mitchell, Samuel E. Wright

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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