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