Birdman of Alcatraz

Synopsis

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.

Director

John Frankenheimer

Written by

Guy Trosper

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Studio

Norma Productions

Released

4 July 1962

Genres

Drama, Crime, History