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Bird
is a 1988 American
biographical
movie. It was both
directed
and
produced
by
Clint Eastwood
.
Bird
was released on September 30, 1988. The movie is about the life and music of
jazz
saxophonist
Charlie "Bird" Parker
.
The movie got positive
reviews
from
critics
. It has a 78% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes
.
[3]
The movie won an
Academy Award
for
Best Sound
,
[4]
a
Golden Globe Award
for
Best Director
, and
Forest Whitaker
won
Best Actor
at the
Cannes Film Festival
.
[5]