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6.9Saxophone 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.
Released: 1988-06-01161 minDir: Clint EastwoodDrama, MusicBudget: $9.0MBox office: $2.0M
Cast
- Forest Whitaker as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
- Diane Venora as Chan Parker
- Michael Zelniker as Red Rodney
- Samuel E. Wright as Dizzy Gillespie
- Keith David as Buster Franklin
- Michael McGuire as Brewster
Themes
- jazz
- heroin
- saxophone
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1980s biographical drama films1988 American films1988 drama films1988 English-language films1988 filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsBiographical films about musiciansCharlie ParkerCultural depictions of jazz musiciansEnglish-language biographical drama filmsFilms about substance abuseFilms directed by Clint Eastwood