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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.
- $2.6 million
- Harold Hecht, Stuart Millar, Guy Trosper
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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- John Frankenheimer
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
Oct 10, 2016 · In 1962, the feature film Birdman of Alcatraz was released in theaters, featuring Burt Lancaster in an Academy Award-nominated role as a mild-mannered, reformed version of Stroud. Death
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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- Burt Lancaster
- John Frankenheimer
- Biography, Crime, Drama
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Synopsis. A true-life drama about Robert Stroud who educated himself in the science of birds while spending 53 years in prison. He became a world authority on birds. Convicted of murder twice, the second time for killing a prison guard, Robert Stroud is sentenced to life in solitary confinement.
Birdman of Alcatraz, American dramatic film, released in 1962, that made a household name of convicted murderer Robert Stroud, the so-called “Birdman of Alcatraz.”. The film is a sentimentalized look at Stroud (played by Burt Lancaster), who became a self-taught ornithologist during his 54 years in.
