
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.

Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Diane Venora
Chan Parker

Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney

Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie

Keith David
Buster Franklin

Michael McGuire
Brewster

James Handy
Esteves

Damon Whitaker
Young Bird

Morgan Nagler
Kim
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath

Sam Robards
Moscowitz
Glenn Wright
Alcoholic Patient

Dreams of Love
Dreams of Love

A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba

The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside

Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev

Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man

Irreversible
Irreversible

The Color Purple
The Color Purple

Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro

Day of Despair
Day of Despair

Gandhi
Gandhi

Vasily and Vasilisa
Vasily and Vasilisa

Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz