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Birdman of Alcatraz

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

19622h 27mNR 7.4/ 10

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.

Cast

  • Burt LancasterRobert Stroud
  • Karl MaldenHarvey Shoemaker
  • Thelma RitterElizabeth Stroud
  • Neville BrandBull Ransom
  • Betty FieldStella Johnson
  • Telly SavalasFeto Gomez
  • Edmond O'BrienTom Gaddis
  • Hugh MarloweRoy Comstock
  • Whit BissellDr. Ellis
  • Crahan DentonKramer
  • James WesterfieldJess Younger
  • Robert BaileyReporter on Dock (uncredited)
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    Nicky BlairInmate (uncredited)
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    Mushy CallahanInmate (uncredited)
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    James J. CasinoInmate (uncredited)
  • Noble 'Kid' ChissellInmate (uncredited)

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