Birdman of Alcatraz

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.

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Robert Stroud

Karl Malden

Harvey Shoemaker

Thelma Ritter

Elizabeth Stroud

Neville Brand

Bull Ransom

Betty Field

Stella Johnson

Telly Savalas

Feto Gomez

Edmond O'Brien

Tom Gaddis

Hugh Marlowe

Roy Comstock

Whit Bissell

Dr. Ellis

Crahan Denton

Kramer

Crew

Harold Hecht

Executive Producer

John Frankenheimer

Director

Guy Trosper

Screenplay

Burnett Guffey

Director of Photography

Stuart Millar

Producer

Thomas E. Gaddis

Novel

Fernando Carrere

Art Direction

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Edward Mann

Editor

Clips & Videos

Learning To Fly

Stroud Rescues A Bird

Stroud Goes To Alcatraz

Official Trailer

Masters of Cinema Trailer