Overview
Plot
After killing a prison guard, Robert Stroud faces life in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness, he finds new meaning when he nurses a helpless baby sparrow back to health and becomes a renowned ornithologist.
- Directors
- John Frankenheimer
- 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
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Drama, Crime, History
- Release date
- 1962-07-04
- Studios
- Norma Productions, United Artists
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Birdman of Alcatraz Plot and Cast
Convicted of killing a prison guard, Robert Stroud is sentenced to life in solitary confinement, where loneliness and despair nearly drive him mad. His life takes on new purpose when he discovers a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite only a third-grade education, Stroud becomes a renowned ornithologist, finding a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find outside.
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