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Blue Bird (1979)

5 | Dec 13, 1979 (XG) | Adventure, Family, Western, Drama | 01:37

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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Robin Jaeger
George 'Blauvogel' Ruster
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Gabriel Marian Oseciuc
George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
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Jutta Hoffmann
Mildred Ruster
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Kurt Böwe
John Ruster
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Jan Spitzer
Andrew
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Jörg Foth
George Catlin
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Anca Szonyi
Malia als Erwachsene
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Gheorghe Pătru
Kleinbär
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Petruț Traian
Weißhaar