Blue Bird
1979, German. Directed by Ulrich Weiß.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Ulrich WeißDirector
- Robin JaegerGeorge 'Blauvogel' Ruster
- Gabriel Marian OseciucGeorge 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
- Jutta HoffmannMildred Ruster
- Kurt BöweJohn Ruster
- Jan SpitzerAndrew
- Jörg FothGeorge Catlin
- Egon GüntherArchie
- Anca SzonyiMalia als Erwachsene
- Gheorghe PătruKleinbär
- Petruț TraianWeißhaar
- Vasile Popa1. Kidnapper
- Adrian MihaiCast
Details
- Released
- 13 December 1979
- Original title
- Blauvogel
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Ulrich Weiß
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Blue Bird runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Blue Bird isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 December 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Blue Bird?
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Who directed Blue Bird?
Blue Bird (1979) was directed by Ulrich Weiß and stars Robin Jaeger, Gabriel Marian Oseciuc, Jutta Hoffmann.