Released
Blue Bird
December 13 1979 (about 45 years ago)Rating
50
Based on
6 reviews
- Director: Ulrich Weiß
- Genres: Adventure, Family, Western, Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 37 m
- Country: East Germany
- Company: DEFA
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.
