Directed by:
John FrankenheimerScreenplay:
Guy TrosperComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Betty Field, Telly Savalas, Edmond O'Brien, Hugh Marlowe, Whit Bissell, Leo Penn, Raymond Greenleaf (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
How does bitter convict Robert Stroud cope with a lifetime of solitary confinement? The answer, in a sense, comes from abovein the form of a feeble sparrow he finds in the isolation yard. Stroud brings this newfound companion to his cell, nurses it to health and, from that point on, there's no turning back. Despite having only a third-grade education, and no hope of parole, Stroud becomes a renowned ornithologistand achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind prison walls than many in the outside world will ever know. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Burt Lancaster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384699_2ca976.png)
Burt Lancaster
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
1900 (1976)
![Karl Malden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361539_a8f610.png)
Karl Malden
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
On the Waterfront (1954)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
![Thelma Ritter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/403/403325_a0fe5a.jpg)
Thelma Ritter
USA
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
All About Eve (1950)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
![Neville Brand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247400_905051.jpg)
Neville Brand
USA
Best movies:
Stalag 17 (1953)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
![Betty Field](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/317/162317838_2e747c.jpg)
Betty Field
USA
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Kings Row (1942)
![Telly Savalas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269207_ba1e9a.jpg)
Telly Savalas
USA
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
![Edmond O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/363/164363763_89b8f5.png)
Edmond O'Brien
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
White Heat (1949)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
![Hugh Marlowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262604_cd893e.jpg)
Hugh Marlowe
USA
Best movies:
All About Eve (1950)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Night and the City (1950)
![Whit Bissell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576503_d682ec.jpg)
Whit Bissell
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
![Leo Penn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812691_749985.jpg)
Leo Penn
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Wild Life (1984)
![Raymond Greenleaf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576485_9fc92b.jpg)
Raymond Greenleaf
USA
Best movies:
Storm Warning (1951)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Wild in the Country (1961)
![Edward Mallory](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455729_868404.jpg)
Edward Mallory
USA
Best movies:
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Experiment in Terror (1962)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
![Len Lesser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886833_b02417.jpg)
Len Lesser
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Lust for Life (1956)
![George Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000232_7315a6.gif)
George Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
![Dale Van Sickel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256253_2fbf62.jpg)
Dale Van Sickel
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
![James Westerfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256217_36145c.jpg)
James Westerfield
USA
Best movies:
On the Waterfront (1954)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
![Robert B. Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256220_6a16e2.jpg)
Robert B. Williams
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
North by Northwest (1959)
A Patch of Blue (1965)
![Crahan Denton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/337/159337592_2ac15c.jpg)
Crahan Denton
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Parent Trap (1961)
![Harry Holcombe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/527/159527878_3572d2.jpg)
Harry Holcombe
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Young Savages (1961)
![David McMahon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/595/159595073_a6cbba.jpg)
David McMahon
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)