Bird
1988 · 2h 41m · Drama, Music · United States of America · Rated R (US)
"There are no second acts in American lives."
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.
Directed by
Clint EastwoodWritten by
Joel Oliansky6.7Smart score
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1950sbebopbiographydeath of daughtereiffel tower, pariselectroconvulsive therapyheroinheroin addictjazzpsychiatric hospitalsaxophone
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