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.
- Year: 1979
- Country: East Germany
- Genre: Adventure, Family, Western, Drama
- Studio: DEFA
- Keyword: native american
- Director: Ulrich Weiß
- Cast: Robin Jaeger, Gabriel Marian Oseciuc, Jutta Hoffmann, Kurt Böwe, Jan Spitzer, Jörg Foth