Blue Bird

Status:
Released
Production:
DEFA
Aired:
1979-12-13
Blue Bird
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.
Adventure
Family
Western
Drama
Characters
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

Egon Günther
Archie

Anca Szonyi
Malia als Erwachsene
Gheorghe Pătru
Kleinbär
Petruț Traian
Weißhaar

Vasile Popa
1. Kidnapper
Adrian Mihai

Violeta Andrei

Răzvan Vasilescu

Marina Krogull

Carl-Hermann Risse

Norbert Speer

Alexandru Virgil Platon