
Bird
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.
Top Billed Cast

Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Diane Venora
Chan Parker

Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney

Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie

Keith David
Buster Franklin
Featured Crew
Edward C. Carfagno
Production Design
Phyllis Huffman
Casting
Joel Oliansky
Screenplay

Lennie Niehaus
Original Music Composer

Clint Eastwood
Director

David Valdes
Executive Producer

Joel Cox
Editor

Clint Eastwood
Producer
Vern Poore
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert G. Henderson
Supervising Sound Editor
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer