Birdman of Alcatraz

Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!

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.

Director

John Frankenheimer

Screenplay

Guy Trosper

Producer

Stuart Millar

Producer

Guy Trosper

Original Music Composer

Elmer Bernstein

Director of Photography

Burnett Guffey

Director of Photography

John Alton