Birdman of Alcatraz

About 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.

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) is a crime history film directed by John Frankenheimer. The film is filed under prisoner, human animal relationship, rebel, and alcatraz prison.

Burt Lancaster appears as Robert Stroud, Karl Malden as Harvey Shoemaker, Thelma Ritter as Elizabeth Stroud, and Neville Brand as Bull Ransom. Released in July 1962, it runs 147 minutes.

The screenplay is by Guy Trosper. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and MGM Plus in the United States.

The Great Escape, Bronson, and Papillon make useful companions to Birdman of Alcatraz, all filed under prison and solitary confinement. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 367 votes and it carries a NR rating.