Birdman of Alcatraz(Movie, 1962)

Name: Birdman of Alcatraz
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1962
Duration: T02:27:00
Rating: 3.8

| 2h 27min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 120 votes)

Birdman of Alcatraz is a 1962 American biographical drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt Lancaster. It is a largely fictionalized version of the life of Robert Stroud, who was sentenced to solitary confinement after having killed a prison guard. A federal prison inmate, he became known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" because of his studies of birds, which had taken place when he was incarcerated at Leavenworth Prison where he was allowed to keep birds in jail. When moved to Alcatraz, Stroud was never allowed to keep any birds. The film was adapted by Guy Trosper from the 1955 book by Thomas E. Gaddis. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Burt Lancaster), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Telly Savalas), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Thelma Ritter), and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Birdman of Alcatraz

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White

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. 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: San Francisco (California), Kansas

Made by: United Artists

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 18 languages: Catalan (CA), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/04/1962

Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Telly Savalas, Edmond O'Brien, Betty Field, Hugh Marlowe, Whit Bissell, Harry Jackson, James Westerfield, Leo Penn, Raymond Greenleaf, George Mitchell

Director: John Frankenheimer

Producer: Harold Hecht

Screenwriter: Guy Trosper

Director of Photography: Burnett Guffey

Composer: Elmer Bernstein

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La celda olvidada"

"Птичарят от Алкатраз"

"终身犯"

"Manden fra Alcatraz"

"El hombre de Alcatraz"

"Alcatrazin vanki"

"Le prisonnier d'Alcatraz"

"Ο βαρυποινίτης του Αλκατράζ"

"Az alcatrazi ember"

Keywords: alcatraz prison, solitary confinement, difficult childhood, warden, ornithology, human animal relationship, prison, prisoner, biography, rebel

Budget: 2,650,000 USD

Revenue: 3,100,000 USD (= 117%)

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Birdman of Alcatraz(Movie, 1962)

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