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Robert Stroud is imprisoned as a young man for committing a murder in Alaska. He is shown as a rebellious inmate, fighting against a rigid prison system; while being transported with other prisoners by train, he breaks open the window to allow the suffocating inmates to breathe.
Birdman of Alcatraz: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand. A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Sentenced to life in solitary confinement after killing a prison guard, despondent inmate Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) combats loneliness and tedium by nursing an ...
The true story of a most extraordinary prisoner--Robert F. Stroud--a two-time killer who spent 43 years in solitary at Alcatraz...a prison which was reserved to house the worst of...
Jan 29, 2024 · BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ (1962) | Official Trailer | MGM. A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert. ...more. A surly convicted ...
Birdman of Alcatraz, American dramatic film, released in 1962, that made a household name of convicted murderer Robert Stroud, the so-called “Birdman of Alcatraz.”. The film is a sentimentalized look at Stroud (played by Burt Lancaster), who became a self-taught ornithologist during his 54 years in.
Birdman of Alcatraz. Burt Lancaster stars in the true story of killer Robert Stroud, who spent 43 years in solitary confinement at Alcatraz, and who educated himself, becoming a world renowned authority on birds. Thelma Ritter, Telly Savalas and Karl Malden co-star.
