Blue Bird (1979)
Blauvogel
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.
- Date of release
- 1979-12-13
- TMDB
- 5.2 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Adventure, Family, Western, Drama
- Director
- Ulrich Weiß
Casting
- Robin Jaeger — George 'Blauvogel' Ruster
- Gabriel Marian Oseciuc — George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
- Jutta Hoffmann — Mildred Ruster
- Kurt Böwe — John Ruster
- Jan Spitzer — Andrew
- Jörg Foth — George Catlin
- Egon Günther — Archie
- Anca Szonyi — Malia als Erwachsene
- Gheorghe Pătru — Kleinbär
- Petruț Traian — Weißhaar
- Vasile Popa — 1. Kidnapper
- Adrian Mihai
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