Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz
Release: 1962-07-04
·Runtime: 147m
·★ 7.5
Drama
Crime
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Norma Productions
United Artists
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Robert Bailey
as Reporter on Dock (uncredited)
Nicky Blair
as Inmate (uncredited)
Edmond O'Brien
as Tom Gaddis
Fred Libby
as Reporter (uncredited)
George Mitchell
as Father Matthieu (uncredited)
Chris Robinson
as Logue (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
as Alcatraz Captain of Guards (uncredited)
Len Lesser
as Burns (uncredited)
Michael Ross
as Convict Qualen's Friend (uncredited)
Harry Jackson
as Reporter (uncredited)
James Westerfield
as Jess Younger
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Inmate (uncredited)
William Hansen
as Fred Daw (uncredited)
Adrienne Marden
as Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
Leo Penn
as Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
as Elizabeth Stroud
Robert B. Williams
as Guard (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
as Appleton - Murdered Guard (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Burt Lancaster
as Robert Stroud
Neville Brand
as Bull Ransom
Hugh Marlowe
as Roy Comstock
Whit Bissell
as Dr. Ellis
Joe McGuinn
as Guard (uncredited)
Telly Savalas
as Feto Gomez
David McMahon
as Inmate (uncredited)
Nick Dennis
as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Raymond Greenleaf
as Judge (uncredited)
Harry Holcombe
as Editor (uncredited)
Karl Malden
as Harvey Shoemaker
Betty Field
as Stella Johnson
Lewis Charles
as Chaplain Wentzel (uncredited)
Wayne Heffley
as Guard (uncredited)
Crahan Denton
as Kramer
Robert Burton
as Sen. Ham Lewis (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
as Alcatraz Guard (uncredited)
