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Summary

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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Cast

  • Forest Whitaker

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  • Diane Venora

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    Chan Parker

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  • Tony Todd

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  • Jo De Winter

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  • Anna Thomson

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  • Al Pugliese

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  • Diane Salinger

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