"There are no second acts in American lives."
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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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
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