Birdman of Alcatraz (movie)
- User score: 7.5
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: John Frankenheimer
- Production companies: Norma Productions, United Artists
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Budget: $2,650,000
- Revenue: $3,100,000
- Release date: 7/4/1962
- Run time: 147 min.
Movie description
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.
