Birdman of Alcatraz: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand. A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.

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Birdman of Alcatraz tells the story of Robert Stroud, (played by Burt Lancaster) a prisoner who seems determined to disobey the rules just to be a pain to authority. One day Stroud finds a baby bird outside in the prison courtyard and decides to take care of it.

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The 1962 prison drama Birdman of Alcatraz stars Burt Lancaster (Twilight’s Last Gleaming) and was directed by John Frankenheimer (Seconds, The Train). The classic film is a largely fictionalized version of the life of Robert Stroud, a surly federal prison inmate convicted of murder who is held in permanent isolation.

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You know what they used to call Alcatraz in the old days? Tom Gaddis : What? Robert Stroud : Bird Island.

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