Birdman of Alcatraz
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. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
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Director: David Silver, John Frankenheimer
Actors: Betty Field, Burt Lancaster, Crahan Denton, Edmond O'Brien, Hugh Marlowe, Karl Malden, Neville Brand, Telly Savalas, Thelma Ritter, Whit Bissell