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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Directed by John Frankenheimer
“Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!”
Drama, Crime, History · 2h 27m
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
Burt Lancaster
Robert Stroud
Karl Malden
Harvey Shoemaker
Thelma Ritter
Elizabeth Stroud
Neville Brand
Bull Ransom
Betty Field
Stella Johnson
Telly Savalas
Feto Gomez
Edmond O'Brien
Tom Gaddis
Hugh Marlowe
Roy Comstock
Whit Bissell
Dr. Ellis
Crahan Denton
Kramer
James Westerfield
Jess Younger
Robert Bailey
Reporter on Dock (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Screenplay
- Guy Trosper
- Novel
- Thomas E. Gaddis
- Director of Photography
- Burnett Guffey, John Alton
- Original Music Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Editor
- Edward Mann
- Producer
- Stuart Millar, Guy Trosper
Details
- Release date
- 1962-07-04
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Norma Productions, United Artists
- Budget
- $2,650,000
- Box office
- $3,100,000