Directed by Clint Eastwood
Starring Forest Whitaker · Diane Venora · Michael Zelniker · Samuel E. Wright
Original language: English
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"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
- Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' Parker
- Diane VenoraChan Parker
- Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney
- Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie
- Keith DavidBuster Franklin
- Michael McGuireBrewster
- James HandyEsteves
- Damon WhitakerYoung Bird
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- Directed by
- Clint Eastwood
- Written by
- Joel Oliansky
- Released
- 1988-06-01
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
