Birdman of Alcatraz

07/04/1962

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2hrs 27min

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Drama

,Crime

Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Burt Lancaster
  • Karl Malden
  • Thelma Ritter
  • Neville Brand
  • Betty Field

    Director

  • John Frankenheimer

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Norma Productions
  • United Artists

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

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