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Blue Bird

1979

97 minutes

AdventureFamilyWesternDrama

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Robin Jaeger headshot

Robin Jaeger

George 'Blauvogel' Ruster

Gabriel Marian Oseciuc headshot

Gabriel Marian Oseciuc

George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)

Jutta Hoffmann headshot

Jutta Hoffmann

Mildred Ruster

Kurt Böwe headshot

Kurt Böwe

John Ruster

Jan Spitzer headshot

Jan Spitzer

Andrew

Jörg Foth headshot

Jörg Foth

George Catlin

Egon Günther headshot

Egon Günther

Archie

Anca Szonyi headshot

Anca Szonyi

Malia als Erwachsene

Gheorghe Pătru headshot

Gheorghe Pătru

Kleinbär

Petruț Traian headshot

Petruț Traian

Weißhaar

Vasile Popa headshot

Vasile Popa

1. Kidnapper

Adrian Mihai headshot

Adrian Mihai

Violeta Andrei headshot

Violeta Andrei

Răzvan Vasilescu headshot

Răzvan Vasilescu

Marina Krogull headshot

Marina Krogull

Carl-Hermann Risse headshot

Carl-Hermann Risse

Norbert Speer headshot

Norbert Speer

Alexandru Virgil Platon headshot

Alexandru Virgil Platon