Birdman of Alcatraz
1962·Movie
·2h 27min·
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Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!
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.
Biographical DramaPrison LifeRedemption StoryOrnithologySolitary ConfinementCharacter StudyThought-ProvokingPowerful PerformanceClassic Cinema
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Directed by:
John Frankenheimer, David Silver
Written by:
Guy Trosper, Thomas E. Gaddis
Produced by:
Stuart Millar, Gilbert Kurland, Guy Trosper
Composed by:
Elmer Bernstein, Jack Hayes, Leo Shuken
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