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Birdman of Alcatraz: Full Cast & Crew 1962 Biography/Crime/Drama
Sentenced to life in solitary confinement after killing a prison guard, despondent inmate Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) combats loneliness and tedium by nursing an ailing bird back to health. Stroud develops an interest in caring for birds and becomes a talented ornithologist. After publishing a book on bird diseases from jail, he meets and marries Stella (Betty Field), a fellow bird enthusiast. When Stroud is suddenly moved to Alcatraz, though, his marriage and work are both threatened. Released: Jul 3, 1962 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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John Frankenheimer Director Burt Lancaster Robert Stroud Actor Karl Malden Harvey Shoemaker Actor Thelma Ritter Elizabeth Stroud Actor Betty Field Stella Johnson Actor Neville Brand Bull Ransom Actor Edmond O'Brien Tom Gaddis Actor Hugh Marlowe Roy Comstock Actor Telly Savalas Feto Gomez Actor James Westerfield Jess Younger Actor Chris Robinson Logue (uncredited) Actor Thomas E. Gaddis Writer Guy Trosper Writer, Producer Stuart Millar Producer Harold Hecht Executive Producer Burnett Guffey Cinematographer Edward Mann Film Editing Elmer Bernstein Original Music John Philip Sousa Original Song Fernando Carrere Art Director Robert J. Schiffer Makeup Artist