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 ...

Alcatraz was known for housing some of the most notorious criminals, including Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Franklin Stroud (the "Birdman of Alcatraz").

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.

Break the prison rules and you go to Alcatraz.” These words ... Others were George “Machine Gun” Kelly and Robert “Birdman” Stroud. Upon arrival, inmates were assigned a private cell ...