Blue Bird (1979)
Original title: Blauvogel
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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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Robin JaegerGeorge 'Blauvogel' Ruster
Gabriel Marian OseciucGeorge 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
Jutta HoffmannMildred Ruster
Kurt BöweJohn Ruster
Jan SpitzerAndrewJörg FothGeorge Catlin
Egon GüntherArchie
Anca SzonyiMalia als ErwachseneGheorghe PătruKleinbärPetruț TraianWeißhaar
Vasile Popa1. KidnapperAdrian MihaiKeywords
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What is Blue Bird about?
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.
How long is Blue Bird?
Blue Bird has a runtime of 97 minutes.