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.
Released: Dec 13, 1979
Runtime: 97 minutes
Genre: Adventure, Family, Western, Drama
Stars: Robin Jaeger, Gabriel Marian Oseciuc, Jutta Hoffmann, Kurt Böwe, Jan Spitzer, Jörg Foth
Crew: Peter Rabenalt (Music), Ulrich Weiß (Director), Otto Hanisch (Director of Photography), Anna Jürgen (Novel), Ulrich Weiß (Writer), Helga Krause (Editor)