Jan 10, 2021 · 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, a federal prison inmate known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" because of his life with birds.
- John Frankenheimer
- Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Edmond O'Brien, Telly Savalas
- Harold Hecht, Stuart Millar, Guy Trosper
- Thomas E. Gaddis (book), Guy Trosper
Apr 26, 2016 · Alcatraz has been the subject and the site of many a Hollywood film, some portraying The Rock in relatively accurate ways and some complete fiction. Here are the top five — with a few myths ...
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Nov 20, 2017 · Indians of All Tribes Occupation of Alcatraz: 1969 - 1971 From November, 1969 to June, 1971, a group called Indians of All Tribes, Inc., occupied Alcatraz Island. This group, made up of Indigenous people, relocated to the Bay Area, to protest against the United States government's policies that took aboriginal land away from American Indians ...
Jan 08, 2021 · The United States Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz were acquired by the United States Department of Justice on October 12, 1933, and the island became a federal prison in August 1934. Alcatraz was designed to hold prisoners who continuously caused trouble at other federal prisons.
- 22 acres (8.9 ha)
- San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.
- 1934; 86 years ago
- San Francisco, California
Jan 16, 2012 · Created by Steven Lilien, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Bryan Wynbrandt. With Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia, Jonny Coyne, Parminder Nagra. In 1963, all the prisoners and guards mysteriously disappear from Alcatraz.
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2 days ago · Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a convicted murderer, American federal prisoner and author who has been cited as one of the most notorious criminals in the United States.
Oct 10, 2015 · In June 1962, three inmates shimmied through a hole they’d chiseled into the walls of Alcatraz prison and climbed up to the roof. To mask their escape, they’d placed in their bunks realistic ...
Aug 25, 2010 · The prison was rocked by a corruption scandal in the early 1980s that resulted in the indictment of six Terminal Island federal employees between 1982 and 1984. The charges involved bribes, cover-ups, marijuana sales to inmates and other types of corruption.
3 days ago · Self-made flotation devices and a raft were part of the bold escape plan from Alcatraz Prison on June 11, 1962. Special Photo: Published with permission of David Widner Facebook