Blue Bird

Blue Bird

97 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family, Western | Dec. 13, 1979

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.

Blue Bird

97 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family, Western | Dec. 13, 1979

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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers DEFA
Original title Blauvogel
Directors Ulrich Weiß
Writers Anna Jürgen, Ulrich Weiß

Cast

Robin Jaeger

as George 'Blauvogel' Ruster

Gabriel Marian Oseciuc

as George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)

Jutta Hoffmann

as Mildred Ruster

Kurt Böwe

as John Ruster

Jan Spitzer

as Andrew

Jörg Foth

as George Catlin

Egon Günther

as Archie

Anca Szonyi

as Malia als Erwachsene

Gheorghe Pătru

as Kleinbär

Petruț Traian

as Weißhaar

Vasile Popa

as 1. Kidnapper