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©2001
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1 videodisc (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1988
The life of legendary jazz musician Charlie "Yardbird" Parker, directed and produced by jazz fan, Clint Eastwood. The film uses actual recordings by Parker with the backgrounds removed, and accompaniment by modern musicians attuned to the Yardbird's improvisations
Special features include: cast and crew biographies ; optional music-only soundtrack ; theatrical trailer ; awards ; scene selection
Director of photography, Jack N. Green ; editor, Joel Cox ; music, Lennie Niehaus
Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David
MPAA rating: R
DVD, widescreen presentation
English (Dolby surround 5.1) and French (Dolby surround stereo.) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired