Blue Bird

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.

• Release date
• December 13, 1979
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Family, Western, Drama
• Director
• Ulrich Weiß

Cast

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Robin Jaeger George 'Blauvogel' Ruster Gabriel Marian Oseciuc George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult) Jutta Hoffmann Mildred Ruster Kurt Böwe John Ruster Jan Spitzer Andrew

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Jörg Foth George Catlin Egon Günther Archie Anca Szonyi Malia als Erwachsene