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    Birdman of Alcatraz

    1962 · Biography · 2h 28m

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  1. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  2. Birdman of Alcatraz is a 1962 American biographical drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt Lancaster. It is a largely fictionalized version of the life of Robert Stroud, who was sentenced to solitary confinement after having killed a prison guard.

  3. Birdman of Alcatraz: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand. A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.

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    • Biography, Crime, Drama
    • John Frankenheimer
    • 1962-07-04
  4. Thomas E. Gaddis. Novel. Guy Trosper. Screenplay. 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.

  5. Birdman of Alcatraz - Full Cast & Crew. 76 Metascore. 1962. 2 hr 27 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Docudrama about Robert Stroud, the prisoner who became an ornithologist and...

    • John Frankenheimer, Charles Crichton
  6. Birdman of Alcatraz - (Original Trailer) Burt Lancaster stars as Robert Stroud, the prison lifer who became an expert on birds in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), featuring a music score by Elmer Bernstein.

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  8. Sentenced to life in solitary confinement after killing a prison guard, despondent inmate Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) combats loneliness and tedium by nursing an ailing bird back to health....

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    • Biography, Crime, Drama
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