Release Date
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Original Release
July 4, 1962
2h 27m
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
⭐ 7.5147 min
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
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.5
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Robert Stroud
⭐1.4
Karl Malden
Harvey Shoemaker
⭐0.8
Thelma Ritter
Elizabeth Stroud
⭐0.6
Neville Brand
Bull Ransom
⭐0.4
Betty Field
Stella Johnson
⭐0.4
Telly Savalas
Feto Gomez
⭐1.1
Edmond O'Brien
Tom Gaddis
⭐0.5
Hugh Marlowe
Roy Comstock
⭐0.2
Whit Bissell
Dr. Ellis
⭐0.5
Crahan Denton
Kramer
⭐0.1
Genres
DramaCrime
Production Companies
Norma Productions
United Artists
