Bird
Jun 01, 1988 | IMDB 6.8
161 min Watch NowDrama, Music
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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