Bird

Bird (1988)

June 1st, 19882h 41min

Drama, Music
68%

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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