Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
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Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!
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.
- Released
- Jul 4, 1962
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Writer
- Guy Trosper
- Studio
- Norma Productions, United Artists
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2,650,000
- Revenue
- $3,100,000
- Country
- United States
