Charlie 'Bird' Parker
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Bird: Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright. The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie Parker.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Clint Eastwood
- 1988-09-30
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.
Cast. Bird, directed by Clint Eastwood, chronicles the life of renowned jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker, portrayed by Forest Whitaker. The film delves into Parker's musical genius as well as his struggles with addiction and personal turmoil, offering a poignant look at the highs and lows of his career.
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. Movies
Director Clint Eastwood, a noted jazz aficionado, directs this heartfelt study of pioneering bop saxophonist Charlie Parker (Forest Whitaker).
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Michael Zelniker. Red Rodney. Damon Whitaker. Young Bird. Bailey, 12 years old, lives with her single father Bug and her brother Hunter in a squat in Kent.
