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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Telly Savalas
Feto Gomez
Burt Lancaster
Robert Stroud
Edmond O'Brien
Tom Gaddis
Nick Dennis
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Alcatraz Guard (uncredited)
Leo Penn
Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)
Karl Malden
Harvey Shoemaker
James Westerfield
Jess Younger
Robert B. Williams
Guard (uncredited)
Len Lesser
Burns (uncredited)
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