Bird
USA,
1988, 161 min
Directed by:
Clint EastwoodScreenplay:
Joel OlianskyCinematography:
Jack N. GreenCast:
Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David, James Handy, Sam Robards, Bill Cobbs, Arlen Dean Snyder, John Witherspoon, Tony Todd, Anna Levine (more)Plots(1)
The short life of legendary 1940s Jazz saxophonist Charlie 'Yardbird' Parker is examined in depth in this film, directed by Clint Eastwood. Forest Whitaker plays Parker, whose own playing dominates the soundtrack. With Diane Venora as Chan Richardson Parker and Michael Zelniker as Red Rodney. (Warner Home Video)
Reviews (1)
If you like the atmosphere of pre-war America, you like jazz and you like Forest Whitaker, this biopic is just right for you.
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