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Birdman of Alcatraz( 1962)

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Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Burt Lancaster

      Robert Stroud

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      Karl Malden

      Harvey Shoemaker

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      Thelma Ritter

      Elizabeth Stroud

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      Neville Brand

      Bull Ransom

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      Betty Field

      Stella Johnson

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      Telly Savalas

      Feto Gomez

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      Edmond O'Brien

      Tom Gaddis

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      Hugh Marlowe

      Roy Comstock

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      Whit Bissell

      Dr. Ellis

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      Crahan Denton

      Kramer

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      James Westerfield

      Jess Younger

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      Robert Bailey

      Reporter on Dock (uncredited)

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      Nicky Blair

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Mushy Callahan

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      James J. Casino

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Noble 'Kid' Chissell

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      John Indrisano

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Pete Kellett

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      David McMahon

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Pat Moran

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Ben Roseman

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Frankie Van

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Robert Burton

      Sen. Ham Lewis (uncredited)

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      Lewis Charles

      Chaplain Wentzel (uncredited)

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      Nick Dennis

      Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Mike Mahoney

      Bit Part (uncredited)

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      Raymond Greenleaf

      Judge (uncredited)

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      William Hansen

      Fred Daw (uncredited)

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      Wayne Heffley

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Michael Masters

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Joe McGuinn

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Victor Romito

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Anton von Stralen

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Robert B. Williams

      Guard (uncredited)

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      William Hoehne Jr.

      Guard Kenny (uncredited)

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      Dale Van Sickel

      Alcatraz Guard (uncredited)

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      Kermit Maynard

      Alcatraz Captain of Guards (uncredited)

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      Harry Holcombe

      Editor (uncredited)

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      Fred Libby

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Len Lesser

      Burns (uncredited)

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      Edward Mallory

      John Clary (uncredited)

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      Adrienne Marden

      Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)

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      George Mitchell

      Father Matthieu (uncredited)

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      Leo Penn

      Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)

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      Chris Robinson

      Logue (uncredited)

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      Michael Ross

      Convict Qualen's Friend (uncredited)

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      Phil Schumacher

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Ray Spiker

      Appleton - Murdered Guard (uncredited)

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      Harry Jackson

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Raoul Freeman

      Guard (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 20 2024
    It's barely the start of the twentieth century when Stroud (Burt Lancaster) starts his long career in jail. He is already guilty of murder before he loses the plot with a malevolent guard and adds to his crimes. Sentenced to swing, it's only the direct intervention by his mother with the President himself, that sees his punishment commuted and him returned to the prison run by the psychologically brutal Harvey Shoemaker (Karl Malden) who rules his empire like it were a fiefdom - and Stroud is never to leave solitary confinement. On his brief daily wander round the prison yard he discovers a spa...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2650000.00

    Revenue

    3100000.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • prisoner
    • rebel
    • difficult childhood
    • human animal relationship
    • alcatraz prison
    • ornithology
    • biography
    • solitary confinement
    • warden
    • birds