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Birdman of Alcatraz

True-life drama starring Burt Lancaster about a man who, while serving a life sentence in Alcatraz, develops an interest in birds and goes on to become an expert ornithologist.

True-life drama about Robert Stroud, who, while serving a life sentence in Alcatraz, developed an interest in birds and went on to become an expert ornithologist.

Originally Stroud is condemned to death, but his sentence is commuted after his mother makes an emotional plea at the White House. The uncompromising inmate's life changes when a sick bird flies into his cell and he lovingly nurses it back to health.

2 hours, 25 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Jul 2009 13:35

Credits

Role Contributor
Robert Stroud Burt Lancaster
Director John Frankenheimer
Harvey Shoemaker Karl Malden
Elizabeth Stroud Thelma Ritter
Stella Johnson Betty Field
Bull Ransom Neville Brand
Feto Gomez Telly Savalas
Producer Harold Hecht
Writer Guy Trosper
Tom Gaddis Edmond O'Brien
Dr. Ellis Whit Bissell

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