Overview
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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Top Cast
Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David
Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire
Brewster
James Handy
Esteves
Damon Whitaker
Young Bird
Community337 votes
6.8
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6.3 ★
Moderate confidence
Bayesian
6.31
95% interval
±0.12
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337
337 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.12 as more ratings come in.
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Movie Info
Release Date
June 1, 1988
Runtime
2h 41m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
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