Bird

IMDb link: 0094747
IMDb rating: 7.1 (14,358 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography, Music
Director: Forest Whitaker, Clint Eastwood
Cast: Samuel E. Wright, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker and others

Release date: 30 Sep 1988
Release year: 1988
Runtime: 161 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: drug addict, jazz music, saxophonist, african american, interracial relationship, musician, attempted suicide, nickname, hospital, based on real person

Plot:

Biopic of the famed saxophone player, Charlie "Bird" Parker. Addicted to drugs from a young age, Parker suffered the corresponding highs and lows. Supported by his loving wife Chan (Diane Venora), who resisted attempts to have him placed in a mental institution, he continued to play his new style of music, revolutionizing jazz.

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