Overview - Birdman of Alcatraz
Date of release
Budget
$2,650,000.00
Revenue
$3,100,000.00
Spoken Languages
- English
Production companies
Name: Norma Productions
Production country United States of America
Name: United Artists
Production country United States of America
Overview
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.
Cast
Name: Burt Lancaster
Character: Robert Stroud
Popularity: 1.1941
Name: Karl Malden
Character: Harvey Shoemaker
Popularity: 1.0704
Name: Thelma Ritter
Character: Elizabeth Stroud
Popularity: 0.4582
Name: Neville Brand
Character: Bull Ransom
Popularity: 0.5566
Name: Betty Field
Character: Stella Johnson
Popularity: 0.3904
Name: Telly Savalas
Character: Feto Gomez
Popularity: 1.0821
Name: Edmond O'Brien
Character: Tom Gaddis
Popularity: 0.5671
Name: Hugh Marlowe
Character: Roy Comstock
Popularity: 0.3127
