Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz

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In 1912, the notorious and violent prisoner Robert Franklin Stroud is transferred to the Leavenworth Prison convicted for murdering a man. When a guard cancels the visit of his mother, Elizabeth Stroud, due to a violation of the internal rules, he stabs and kills the guard and goes to trial three times. He is sentenced to be executed by the gallows, but his mother appeals to President Woodrow Wilson who commutes his sentence to life imprisonment. However, the warden, Harvey S... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Birdman of Alcatraz:

Burt Lancaster
Karl Malden
Thelma Ritter
Neville Brand
Betty Field
Telly Savalas

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In 1912, the notorious and violent prisoner Robert Franklin Stroud is transferred to the Leavenworth Prison convicted for murdering a man. When a guard cancels the visit of his mother, Elizabeth Stroud, due to a violation of the internal rules, he stabs and kills the guard and goes to trial three times. He is sentenced to be executed by the gallows, but his mother appeals to President Woodrow Wilson who commutes his sentence to life imprisonment. However, the warden, Harvey Shoemaker, decides to keep Stroud in solitary for the rest of his life. One day, Stroud finds a sparrow that has fallen from the nest in the yard and he raises the bird until it is strong enough to fly. Stroud finds a motivation for his life raising and caring for birds and becomes an expert in birds. 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.

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The New York Times - 9/10 by A.H. WeilerA thoughtful yet powerful portrait that cleaves to the heart and mind despite its omissions.
Backseat Mafia - 8/10 by Rob AldamIt's a wonderful biopic and a lesson in persistence and hope.
Film Threat - 8/10 by Felix Vasquez Jr.This preachy bio pic is a hokey take on the birdman with Lancaster being misused on every occasion.
CineVue - 8/10 by Christopher MachellJohn Frankenheimer’s 1962 film is a stately and moving depiction of the man’s capacity for dignity and improvement.
Nick's Flick Picks - 7/10 by Nick DavisEven with its limping screenplay and general drift toward competence rather than excellence, Birdman does pull us well enough into its fistful of compelling characters.
CinePassion - 6/10 by Fernando F. CroceAn exhaustive abstraction of the John Frankenheimer social outcast
User Review - 10/10 by Paim DA FAVOURITE OF MINE! ALCATRAZ ALL THE BEST PLAYERS WENT THERE INCLUDING THIS GUY
User Review - 10/10 by Mel CA classic hands down. When it comes to prison movies this is one of the best. Burt Lancaster is in a class all to himself, he seemed to be able to act in what ever style required. This film shows that no matter how bad a person might be a mothers love is the altiment sacrifice.
User Review - 10/10 by Karena SGreat movie concerning Robert Stroud, the "Birdman," whose story is told through the eyes of Tom Gaddis (you have to read the book by Gaddis--fantastic!). It is a fascinating tale of the prison system, rehabilitation and the endurance of the human spirit and what it can accomplish with grit and determination.
User Review - 10/10 by hugo ci stayed up super late to watch this on tv once and i loved it! its a great movie!

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