Birdman of Alcatraz
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Birdman of Alcatraz
Language
eng
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Main title
Birdman of Alcatraz
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Originally produced by MGM in 1962
Runtime
148
Summary
"BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ," director John Frankenheimer's biographical drama, stars Burt Lancaster as Robert Stroud who, as the film begins, is incarcerated at Leavenworth Prison for murder, a sentence that will eventually lead him to Alcatraz. Seeing his days stretch out to life without parole for the murder of a prison guard, Stroud passes his days in solitary confinement caring for a baby sparrow, an act which eventually blossoms into caring for an array of birds sent as gifts to fellow inmates
Technique
live action
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