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19622h 27mNREnglish

Birdman of Alcatraz

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

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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.

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DirectorJohn Frankenheimer

Keywords

prisonprisonerrebeldifficult childhoodhuman animal relationshipalcatraz prisonornithologybiographysolitary confinementblack and whitewardenbirds
Budget$3M
Box Office$3M

Cast

Burt Lancaster as Robert Stroud

Burt Lancaster

Robert Stroud

Karl Malden as Harvey Shoemaker

Karl Malden

Harvey Shoemaker

Thelma Ritter as Elizabeth Stroud

Thelma Ritter

Elizabeth Stroud

Neville Brand as Bull Ransom

Neville Brand

Bull Ransom

Betty Field as Stella Johnson

Betty Field

Stella Johnson

Telly Savalas as Feto Gomez

Telly Savalas

Feto Gomez

Edmond O'Brien as Tom Gaddis

Edmond O'Brien

Tom Gaddis

Hugh Marlowe as Roy Comstock

Hugh Marlowe

Roy Comstock

Whit Bissell as Dr. Ellis

Whit Bissell

Dr. Ellis

Crahan Denton as Kramer

Crahan Denton

Kramer