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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  Burt Lancaster

  Robert Stroud
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  Karl Malden

  Harvey Shoemaker
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  Thelma Ritter

  Elizabeth Stroud
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  Neville Brand

  Bull Ransom
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  Betty Field

  Stella Johnson
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  Telly Savalas

  Feto Gomez
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  Edmond O'Brien

  Tom Gaddis
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  Hugh Marlowe

  Roy Comstock
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  Whit Bissell

  Dr. Ellis
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  Crahan Denton

  Kramer