Birdman of Alcatraz
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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.
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Crahan Denton
Kramer
George Mitchell
Father Matthieu (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Alcatraz Captain of Guards (uncredited)
James Westerfield
Jess Younger
Betty Field
Stella Johnson
Hugh Marlowe
Roy Comstock
Lewis Charles
Chaplain Wentzel (uncredited)
Robert Burton
Sen. Ham Lewis (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Guard (uncredited)
Nick Dennis
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
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