Movie · 1988

Bird

"There are no second acts in American lives."

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Jazz biography Musical genius Addiction struggle Tragic romance Self destructive artist Melancholic

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Release
1988
Runtime
161 min

Synopsis

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.

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