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Birdy

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Release Date: 24/04/2023

Edition: Restored
Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: Drama
Region Code: Region A,B,C
Certificate: 15
Label: Powerhouse Films
Actors: Sandy Baron, Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Bruno Kirby, R.L. Ryan, Karen Young, Nancy Fish, George Buck, Dolores Sage
Director: Alan Parker
Number of Discs: 1
Duration: 120 minutes
Audio Languages: English
Subtitle Languages: Hard of Hearing English

Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage star in this 1980s US drama based on the novel by William Wharton. Vietnam veteran Birdy (Modine) has always had an almost obsessive affinity with birds, but following his traumatic wartime experiences is now convinced that he has been transformed into one, and is confined to a military psychiatric hospital as a result. In an attempt to get through to him, Birdy's doctor brings in his best friend, Al Columbato (Cage), who was himself wounded in Vietnam. Al tries to break Birdy's silence by recalling the carefree days of their youth and becomes determined to bring his friend back to reality.

Special Features: Bonus Footage, Commentary: Alan Parker (director) and the BFI's Justin Johnson, Documentaries: 'Learning to Fly'; 'Bird Watching: Keith Gordon On William Wharton'; 'The Abstraction of War', Image Gallery, Interviews: Peter Gabriel (composer), 'No Hard Feelings' (1976), Trailers
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