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Blue Bird

1979-12-13 · 97 min · ★ 5.2

Adventure · Family · Western · Drama

In the middle of the 18th Century, the Ruster family immigrates to America. The father, a former farm laborer, leads a hard life as a settler along with his family. One day the nine year-old George, his second-youngest son, is kidnapped by Iroquois. He is taken in by an Indian family in the place of a deceased son and receives the name "Blue Bird." The boy has homesickness and difficulties accustoming to the customs of the Indians.

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Directors
Ulrich Weiß
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Robin JaegerGeorge 'Blauvogel' Ruster
Gabriel Marian OseciucGabriel Marian OseciucGeorge 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
Jutta HoffmannJutta HoffmannMildred Ruster
Kurt BöweKurt BöweJohn Ruster
Jan SpitzerJan SpitzerAndrew
Jörg FothGeorge Catlin
Egon GüntherEgon GüntherArchie
Anca SzonyiAnca SzonyiMalia als Erwachsene
Gheorghe PătruKleinbär
Petruț TraianWeißhaar
Vasile PopaVasile Popa1. Kidnapper
Adrian Mihai
Violeta AndreiVioleta Andrei
Răzvan VasilescuRăzvan Vasilescu
Marina KrogullMarina Krogull
Carl-Hermann RisseCarl-Hermann Risse
Norbert SpeerNorbert Speer
Alexandru Virgil PlatonAlexandru Virgil Platon

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