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    Sep 30, 1988 · Bird: Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright. The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.

    • Clint Eastwood
    • 50
    • 2 min
  2. Bird is a 1988 American biographical musical drama film about jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker, directed and produced by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by Joel Oliansky. The film stars Forest Whitaker as Parker, and Diane Venora.

    • $9–14 million
    • September 30, 1988
  3. Bird” is a long, complex, ambitious movie, and it contains a lot of great music. Charles “Bird” Parker was one of the great fountainheads of jazz, a creator of bebop whose improvisations and joyful discoveries on the saxophone created a sound that is absolutely distinctive.

  4. Moving forward and backward through Parker's brief life before his death of a heroin overdose at age 34, the film foregrounds the saxophonist's difficult relationship with his wife, Chan Parker...

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    • Clint Eastwood
    • R
    • Forest Whitaker
  5. 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. Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes. Cast. Forest Whitaker. Charlie 'Bird' Parker. Diane Venora. Chan Parker. Michael Zelniker. Red Rodney.

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    • 1988
    • R
    • Clint Eastwood
  6. Cast & crew. User reviews. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Plot. Bird. Jump to Edit. Summaries. The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker. Saxophone player Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) comes to New York City in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing.

  7. Bird (1988) PLOT | AUDIO | TRIVIA | CAST | CREDITS | PURCHASE. This film is a tribute to the life and genius of saxophonist great Charlie Parker. Bird is a collage of passages from Parker's remarkable life, from his childhood in Kansas City, through his tumultuous interracial relationship with Chan Richardson, to his tragic death at the age of 34.

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