Bird
"There are no second acts in American lives."
1988 2 hours 41 minutes
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.
1st June 1988
38 years ago
2 hours 41 minutes
Finishes at 12:29pm
$9,000,000 ($25,366,500 today)
Revenue $2,000,000
Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 9 nominations total
7.1/10
81%
78%
69%
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