Blue Bird
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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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Cast
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Robin Jaeger
George 'Blauvogel' Ruster
Also in
The Curse of Lilith Ratchet
Gabriel Marian Oseciuc
George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
Known for
The Assignment
Helga Krause
Ulrich Weiß
Also in
The Arctic Is Calling
Gerd Gericke
Jutta Hoffmann
Mildred Ruster
Known for
Bandits
Otto Hanisch
Anna Jürgen
Kurt Böwe
John Ruster
Also in
The Zernik Murder Case
Jadup and Boel
Peter Rabenalt
Jan Spitzer
Andrew
Also in
Farewell
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Jörg Foth
George Catlin
Also in
Stein
A Strange Love
Ulrich Weiß Director · Anna Jürgen Author Otto Hanisch Cinematographer
First release December 13, 1979 · Produced in XG · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG
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Original title
Blauvogel
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 13, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
October 15, 1981
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