Bird

Name: Bird
Released: 1988-06-01

1988· R· 2h 41m· Drama· Music

“"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.

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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorClint Eastwood

ScreenplayJoel Oliansky

ProducerClint Eastwood

Director of PhotographyJack N. Green

Original Music ComposerLennie Niehaus

EditorJoel Cox

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 22 crew)

Details

Released1988-06-01

Runtime2h 41m · R

StatusReleased

StudiosWarner Bros. Pictures · Malpaso Productions

Budget$9M

Box office$2M

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating6.8/10 · 351 votes

Original languageen

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