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Bird

6.919882h 41mRMovieDramaMusic

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.

DirectorClint Eastwood
WriterJoel Oliansky
ProducersClint Eastwood·David Valdes

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Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Clint Eastwood

FWForest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
DVDiane Venora
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
MZMichael Zelniker
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
SWSamuel E. Wright
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
KDKeith David
Keith David
Buster Franklin
MMMichael McGuire
Michael McGuire
Brewster
JHJames Handy
James Handy
Esteves
DWDamon Whitaker
Damon Whitaker
Young Bird
MNMorgan Nagler
Morgan Nagler
Kim
AS
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath
SRSam Robards
Sam Robards
Moscowitz
GW
Glenn Wright
Alcoholic Patient

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Bird isn't on any subscription service in United States right now, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. It's not on Netflix.

Is Bird on Netflix?

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Is Bird based on a true story?

Yes — Bird is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).