Blue Bird (1979)

Blue Bird (1979)

1979-12-13 East Germany 97 Min. PG-13
5 6 votes

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.

Cast

Robin Jaeger is George 'Blauvogel' Ruster
George 'Blauvogel' Ruster
Gabriel Marian Oseciuc is George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
Jutta Hoffmann is Mildred Ruster
Mildred Ruster
Kurt Böwe is John Ruster
John Ruster
Jan Spitzer is Andrew
Jörg Foth is George Catlin
George Catlin
Anca Szonyi is Malia als Erwachsene
Malia als Erwachsene
Gheorghe Pătru is Kleinbär
Petruț Traian is Weißhaar
Vasile Popa is 1. Kidnapper
1. Kidnapper