After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to… Read more
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Birdman of Alcatraz
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Movie · Drama · Crime · NR
1962 · 2h 27m · ★ 80% (22K)
Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter
Overview
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Production
Norma Productions, United Artists
Cast
Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Betty Field, Telly Savalas, Edmond O'Brien, Hugh Marlowe, Whit Bissell, Crahan Denton, James Westerfield, Robert Bailey, Nicky Blair, Mushy Callahan, James J. Casino, Noble 'Kid' Chissell, John Indrisano, Pete Kellett, David McMahon, Pat Moran