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
- Burt Lancaster
- Karl Malden
- Thelma Ritter
- Neville Brand
- Betty Field
Cast
- John Frankenheimer
Director
INFORMATION
- Norma Productions
- United Artists
Production Companies
- United States of America
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- English