Bird is a 1988 American biographical musical drama film about jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker, directed and produced by Clint Eastwood and written by Joel Oliansky. The film stars Forest Whitaker as Parker, and Diane Venora as his wife Chan Parker. 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
$2,201,136
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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