Country
France
Date
May 21, 1988
Note
Cannes Film Festival
"There are no second acts in American lives."
2h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Damon Whitaker | Young Bird |
| Morgan Nagler | Kim |
| Arlen Dean Snyder | Dr. Heath |
| Sam Robards | Moscowitz |
| Glenn Wright | Alcoholic Patient |
| George Orrison | Patient with Checkers |
| Bill Cobbs | Dr. Caulfield |
| Hamilton Camp | Mayor of 52nd Street |
| Chris Bosley | First Doorman |
| George T. Bruce | Second Doorman |
| Joey Green | Gene |
| John Witherspoon | Sid |
| Tony Todd | Frog |
| Jo De Winter | Mildred Berg |
| Richard Zavaglia | Ralph the Narc |
| Anna Thomson | Audrey |
| Al Pugliese | Owner - Three Deuces |
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| Hubert Kelly | Wilson |
| Billy J. Mitchell | Prince |
| Karl Vincent | Stratton |
| Lou Cutell | Bride's Father |
| Roger Etienne | Parisian Emcee |
| Jason Bernard | Benny Tate |
| Gretchen Oehler | Southern Nurse |
| Richard McKenzie | Southern Doctor |
| Tony Cox | Pee Wee Marquette |
| Diane Salinger | Baroness Nica |
| Penelope Windust | Bellevue Nurse |
| Ann Weldon | Violet Wells |
Genres
DramaMusic
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Bird |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions |
| Data di uscita | 1 giugno 1988 |
| Exec. Producer | David Valdes |
| Producer | Clint Eastwood |
| Writer | Joel Oliansky |
| Casting | Phyllis Huffman |
| Editors | Joel Cox |
| Cinematography | Jack N. Green, Marcia Reed |
| Asst. Directors | Clint Eastwood, Lloyd Nelson |
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| Camera Operators | Jack N. Green, Marcia Reed |
| Add. Photography | Jack N. Green, Marcia Reed |
| Production Design | Edward C. Carfagno |
| Art Direction | Edward C. Carfagno |
| Set Decoration | Edward C. Carfagno |
| Composer | Lennie Niehaus, Vern Poore, Rick Alexander, Robert G. Henderson, Les Fresholtz, Teri E. Dorman, Marshall Winn, David Horton Sr., Joseph A. Ippolito, Virginia Cook-McGowan, Walter Newman, Willie D. Burton |
| Sound | Lennie Niehaus, Vern Poore, Rick Alexander, Robert G. Henderson, Les Fresholtz, Teri E. Dorman, Marshall Winn, David Horton Sr., Joseph A. Ippolito, Virginia Cook-McGowan, Walter Newman, Willie D. Burton |
| Budget | 9.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 2.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Finland
Date
Jun 01, 1988
Certification
K-12
Country
France
Date
Jun 01, 1988
Certification
TP
Country
Sweden
Date
Jun 01, 1988
Certification
15
Country
Italy
Date
Sep 23, 1988
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Country
United States
Date
Sep 30, 1988
Certification
R
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 24, 1988
Certification
16
Country
Ireland
Date
Nov 25, 1988
Certification
15
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 25, 1988
Certification
15
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 23, 2005
Certification
16
Note
DVD
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 06, 2006
Certification
15
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