Blue Bird (Blauvogel) 44 years old

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.

Credits

Marina Krogull as

Violeta Andrei as

Jan Spitzer as Andrew

Egon Günther as

Kurt Böwe as John Ruster

Norbert Speer as

Blue Bird Cast

Name	Character
Marina Krogull She was 18, now 62 years old
Violeta Andrei She was 38, now 83 years old
Jan Spitzer He was 32, now 76 years old	as Andrew
Egon Günther He was 52, 90 years old when he died
Kurt Böwe He was 50, 71 years old when he died	as John Ruster
Norbert Speer He was 33, now 78 years old
Gabriel Marian Oseciuc	as George 'Blauvogel' Ruster (adult)
Jutta Hoffmann She was 38, now 83 years old	as Mildred Ruster
Răzvan Vasilescu He was 25, now 69 years old

Blue Bird Crew

Name	Department
Otto Hanisch as Director of Photography. He was 52 (now 97) years old	Camera
Helga Krause as Editor. She was 44 (53) years old when She died	Editing
Peter Rabenalt as Music. He was 42 (now 86) years old	Sound

Blue Bird (44 years)

Release day: Thursday, December 13, 1979
Runtime: 97 minutes