Birdman of Alcatraz
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.
Top Billed Cast
Burt Lancaster
Robert Stroud
Karl Malden
Harvey Shoemaker
Thelma Ritter
Elizabeth Stroud
Neville Brand
Bull Ransom
Betty Field
Stella Johnson
Featured Crew
Harold Hecht
Executive Producer
John Frankenheimer
Director
Guy Trosper
Screenplay
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Stuart Millar
Producer
Thomas E. Gaddis
Novel
Fernando Carrere
Art Direction
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Edward Mann
Editor
George Cooper
Sound Designer
John Alton
Director of Photography
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