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 (3)
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)
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Birdman of Alcatraz
Original Sound Track 1962
Label: Classic Soundtrack Collector
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 37:00
1. | Prologue | Elmer Bernstein | 02:57 |
2. | The Sparrow | Elmer Bernstein | 01:45 |
3. | New Friends | Elmer Bernstein | 03:43 |
4. | Cage Building / The Birth | Elmer Bernstein | 05:53 |
5. | StroudĀ“s World | Elmer Bernstein | 03:28 |
6. | Pastorale | Elmer Bernstein | 03:34 |
7. | No Cure | Elmer Bernstein | 01:59 |
8. | The Mikroskope | Elmer Bernstein | 01:56 |
9. | The Years Pass / So Long Pardner | Elmer Bernstein | 03:55 |
10. | Bad News | Elmer Bernstein | 03:13 |
11. | The Riot / Leaving The Rock | Elmer Bernstein | 02:40 |
12. | Main Theme From "The Birdman From Alcatraz" | Elmer Bernstein | 01:57 |
Birdman of Alcatraz
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Varese Sarabande Club
Year: 2006
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:04:10
Notes: Limited Edition.
1. | Main Title | Elmer Bernstein | 03:14 |
2. | The Letters | Elmer Bernstein | 02:13 |
3. | The Courthouse | Elmer Bernstein | 00:37 |
4. | Washington | Elmer Bernstein | 00:46 |
5. | Idleness | Elmer Bernstein | 01:36 |
6. | Flight | Elmer Bernstein | 01:10 |
7. | Bird Cart | Elmer Bernstein | 00:33 |
8. | Canaries Arrive | Elmer Bernstein | 02:36 |
9. | Bottle Bath | Elmer Bernstein | 01:14 |
10. | Apology | Elmer Bernstein | 01:37 |
11. | Cafe Preparations | Elmer Bernstein | 00:57 |
12. | Cage Building | Elmer Bernstein | 01:36 |
13. | Godfather Feto | Elmer Bernstein | 02:18 |
14. | Runty Returns | Elmer Bernstein | 01:42 |
15. | No Cure | Elmer Bernstein | 01:33 |
16. | Runty Dead | Elmer Bernstein | 01:46 |
17. | Apie Dead | Elmer Bernstein | 00:42 |
18. | Peggy | Elmer Bernstein | 02:11 |
19. | Oldest Enemy | Elmer Bernstein | 03:27 |
20. | Second Prize | Elmer Bernstein | 00:52 |
21. | Partners | Elmer Bernstein | 01:51 |
22. | The Tigress | Elmer Bernstein | 01:36 |
23. | No Parole Fight | Elmer Bernstein | 02:23 |
24. | Stroud Drunk | Elmer Bernstein | 02:54 |
25. | Book Montage | Elmer Bernstein | 01:25 |
26. | Transferred | Elmer Bernstein | 01:40 |
27. | To Alcatraz | Elmer Bernstein | 00:54 |
28. | "D" Block | Elmer Bernstein | 00:51 |
29. | Bon Vivant | Elmer Bernstein | 01:15 |
30. | 23 Years | Elmer Bernstein | 00:42 |
31. | The Visitor | Elmer Bernstein | 00:58 |
32. | Saving Face | Elmer Bernstein | 00:48 |
33. | The Parting | Elmer Bernstein | 01:38 |
34. | Riot | Elmer Bernstein | 02:16 |
35. | Transfer Boat | Elmer Bernstein | 00:39 |
36. | Like A Bird | Elmer Bernstein | 01:37 |
37. | To Springfield | Elmer Bernstein | 00:45 |
38. | End Credits | Elmer Bernstein | 01:59 |
39. | BONUS TRACK: The Birdman | Elmer Bernstein | 05:19 |
Birdman of Alcatraz
Original Soundtrack - Original Filmmusik
Label: Tsunami
Year: 1994
Country: Germany
Format: CD
Length: 37:00
1. | Prologue | Elmer Bernstein | 02:57 |
2. | The Sparrow | Elmer Bernstein | 01:45 |
3. | New Friends | Elmer Bernstein | 03:43 |
4. | Constructing The Cage | Elmer Bernstein | 05:53 |
5. | StroudĀ“s World | Elmer Bernstein | 03:28 |
6. | Pastorale | Elmer Bernstein | 03:34 |
7. | A Strange Disease / The Mikroskope | Elmer Bernstein | 03:55 |
8. | The Years Pass / So Long Pardner | Elmer Bernstein | 03:55 |
9. | Bad News | Elmer Bernstein | 03:13 |
10. | The Riot / Leaving The Rock | Elmer Bernstein | 02:40 |
11. | Main Theme From "The Birdman From Alcatraz" | Elmer Bernstein | 01:57 |
The Bird Man / Cindy Oh Cindy
Label: United Artists Records
Year: 1962
Country: Japan
Format: LP
Length: 05:40
Notes: Performed by The Highwaymen.
1. | SIDE A: The Bird Man | Elmer Bernstein | 02:40 |
2. | SIDE B: NOT IN FILM: Cindy Oh Cindy | 03:00 |