BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ
"Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!"
Directed by John Frankenheimer
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.
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
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Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓fans of moral complexity and intrigue
- ✓viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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