Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

TV-PG (US) | USA | English | 147 min
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
7.8

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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Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Nominated

Golden Lion

Nominated

Release Date

USA
(Los Angeles, California, premiere)
1962-07-03
USA
No data
1962-07-04
UK
(London)
1962-08-30
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Birdman of Alcatraz
(Original title)
La celda olvidada
Argentina
Birdman of Alcatraz
Australia
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
None
Violence & Gore
Mild
Profanity
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Mild