IMDB: 7.8 September 15, 1962 147 min Drama, Crime, Biography USA John Frankenheimer Burt Lancaster, Thelma Ritter, Karl Malden, Neville Brand, Betty Field
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.
