Birdman of Alcatraz
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
Karl Malden · Guy Trosper · Burt Lancaster · Thelma Ritter · Crahan Denton · John Frankenheimer · Neville Brand · Whit Bissell · Betty Field · Edmond O'Brien · Hugh Marlowe · Telly Savalas