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Sep 30, 1988 · Bird is a 1988 drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Forest Whitaker as Charlie Parker, a saxophonist who struggled with drug addiction and interracial relationships. The film won an Oscar and features his music and the voices of his contemporaries.
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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.
Moving forward and backward through Parker's brief life before his death of a heroin overdose at age 34, the film foregrounds the saxophonist's difficult relationship with his wife, Chan Parker...
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- Clint Eastwood
- R
- Forest Whitaker
“Bird” is a long, complex, ambitious movie, and it contains a lot of great music. Charles “Bird” Parker was one of the great fountainheads of jazz, a creator of bebop whose improvisations and joyful discoveries on the saxophone created a sound that is absolutely distinctive.
May 4, 2016 · Trailer for Clint Eastwood's "Bird" (1988), starring Forest Whitaker and Diane Venora.
- 2 min
- 17.2K
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
The troubled life and career of the jazz musician, Charlie "Bird" Parker. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Keith David, Sa...
- 2 min
- 3.7K
- Mr80sMovies
Purchase Bird (A Film by Clint Eastwood) on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Forest Whitaker stars as brilliant jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker in Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood's homage to Bird's life and genius.
