Birdman of Alcatraz

Name: Birdman of Alcatraz
Director: John Frankenheimer
Released: 1962-07-04T00:00:00Z

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.

Runtime: 147

Release date: 1962-07-04

<article> <figure> <img src="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/4tg7CSC51y3xUv56v1kTGe4xg9Y.jpg" title='Birdman of Alcatraz' alt='Birdman of Alcatraz'/> </figure> <h1>Birdman of Alcatraz</h1> <p>After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 147</summary> <summary>Release date: 1962-07-04</summary></details> </article>