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. It is constructed as a montage of scenes from Parker's life, from his childhood in Kansas City, through his early death at the age of 34.
Bird (1988)
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Genres - Biography, Drama, Music |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - Jun 1, 1988 |
Run Time - 161 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$9,000,000
Box Office
$2,181,474
Themes
Tags
1950s, Art/Music, Bebop, Charlie Parker, Death Of Daughter, Dizzy Gillespie, Eiffel Tower Paris, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Heroin, Heroin Addict, Jazz, Jazz Music, Parker, Psychiatric Hospital, True Stories
Attributes
Subject: Biographical about musicians
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Bird
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Bird - Charlie Parker élete
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Bird - Fim do Sonho
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El saxofonista
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Kuş
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Yardbird Suite
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JP
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