Blue Bird (1979)
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.
- Release Date: 1979-12-13
- Runtime: 1h 37min
- Production Company: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
- Production Country: East Germany
- Director: Ulrich Weiß
