Birdman of Alcatraz is not really a prison picture in ... The screenplay’s, and the film’s only real flaw is its dismissal of Stroud’s background, leaving the audience to mull over ...

He marries Stella Johnson and together they run a business, providing medicine developed by Stroud. But a few years after, Stroud is transferred to Alcatraz and has to leave his birds behind.

This film is all in the grey area ... Ronnie Barker as Fletcher in Porridge. “Birdman of Alcatraz is an absolute masterclass,” says S Craig Zahler. “It’s a good example of someone building ...

Oni Press has shared an exclusive preview of "Out of Alcatraz" #1 with /Film (via Superfan Promo), including three previously unseen pages. These might help shed some light on that question.

The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island ... which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once by three inmates ...