Blue Bird
First aired on Dec 13, 1979
50%
Genres: Adventure, Family, Western, Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Robin Jaeger | George 'Blauvogel' Ruster
Gabriel Marian Oseciuc | George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
Jutta Hoffmann | Mildred Ruster
Kurt Böwe | John Ruster
Jan Spitzer | Andrew
Jörg Foth | George Catlin
Featured Crew
Peter Rabenalt | Music
Ulrich Weiß | Director
Otto Hanisch | Director of Photography
Ulrich Weiß | Writer
Anna Jürgen | Novel
Helga Krause | Editor
