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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)  link to Birdman of Alcatraz on IMDb  

Number: 952

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IMDb Rating:
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7.8/10 (13.3K votes)

Also known as: Birdman of Alcatraz (original title)

Country: United States, 147 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama

Director(s): John Frankenheimer, Charles Crichton

Storyline:
In 1912, the notorious and violent prisoner Robert Franklin Stroud is transferred to the Leavenworth Prison convicted for murdering a man. When a guard cancels the visit of his mother, Elizabeth Stroud, due to a violation of the internal rules, he stabs and kills the guard and goes to trial three times. He is sentenced to be executed by the gallows, but his mother appeals to President Woodrow Wilson who commutes his sentence to life imprisonment. However, the warden, Harvey Shoemaker, decides to keep Stroud in solitary for the rest of his life. One day, Stroud finds a sparrow that has fallen from the nest in the yard and he raises the bird until it is strong enough to fly. Stroud finds a motivation for his life raising and caring for birds and becomes an expert in birds. He marries Stella Johnson and together they run a business, providing medicine developed by Stroud. But a few years after, Stroud is transferred to Alcatraz and has to leave his birds behind.

Cast:

Burt Lancaster Robert Franklin Stroud
Karl Malden Harvey Shoemaker
Thelma Ritter Elizabeth Stroud
Neville Brand Bull Ransom
Betty Field Stella Johnson

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 6 Slot 112

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.66:1