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Blue Bird
Blue Bird

Blue Bird

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AdventureFamilyWesternDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

13 December 1979

Country

East Germany

Cast

Robin Jaeger

Robin Jaeger

George 'Blauvogel' Ruster

Gabriel Marian Oseciuc

Gabriel Marian Oseciuc

George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)

Jutta Hoffmann

Jutta Hoffmann

Mildred Ruster

Kurt Böwe

Kurt Böwe

John Ruster

Jan Spitzer

Jan Spitzer

Andrew

Jörg Foth

Jörg Foth

George Catlin

Egon Günther

Egon Günther

Archie

Anca Szonyi

Anca Szonyi

Malia als Erwachsene

Gheorghe Pătru

Gheorghe Pătru

Kleinbär

Petruț Traian

Petruț Traian

Weißhaar

Vasile Popa

Vasile Popa

1. Kidnapper

Adrian Mihai

Adrian Mihai

Violeta Andrei

Violeta Andrei

Răzvan Vasilescu

Răzvan Vasilescu

Marina Krogull

Marina Krogull

Carl-Hermann Risse

Carl-Hermann Risse

Norbert Speer

Norbert Speer

Alexandru Virgil Platon

Alexandru Virgil Platon

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