Drama Crime
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.
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Burt Lancaster
Robert Stroud
Fred Libby
Reporter (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Bit Part (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Guard (uncredited)
Telly Savalas
Feto Gomez
Len Lesser
Burns (uncredited)
Whit Bissell
Dr. Ellis
Wayne Heffley
Guard (uncredited)
William Hansen
Fred Daw (uncredited)
Harry Holcombe
Editor (uncredited)
James Westerfield
Jess Younger
Betty Field
Stella Johnson
Neville Brand
Bull Ransom
Karl Malden
Harvey Shoemaker
Dale Van Sickel
Alcatraz Guard (uncredited)
Nick Dennis
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Edmond O'Brien
Tom Gaddis
Lewis Charles
Chaplain Wentzel (uncredited)
Crahan Denton
Kramer
Chris Robinson
Logue (uncredited)
George Mitchell
Father Matthieu (uncredited)
Adrienne Marden
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
Hugh Marlowe
Roy Comstock
Nicky Blair
Inmate (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
Elizabeth Stroud
Michael Ross
Convict Qualen's Friend (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Appleton - Murdered Guard (uncredited)
Harry Jackson
Reporter (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Alcatraz Captain of Guards (uncredited)
Robert Burton
Sen. Ham Lewis (uncredited)
David McMahon
Inmate (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Inmate (uncredited)
Raymond Greenleaf
Judge (uncredited)
Joe McGuinn
Guard (uncredited)
Robert Bailey
Reporter on Dock (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Inmate (uncredited)
James J. Casino
Inmate (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Inmate (uncredited)
Pete Kellett
Inmate (uncredited)
Pat Moran
Inmate (uncredited)
Ben Roseman
Inmate (uncredited)
Frankie Van
Inmate (uncredited)
Michael Masters
Guard (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Guard (uncredited)
Anton von Stralen
Guard (uncredited)
William Hoehne Jr.
Guard Kenny (uncredited)
Edward Mallory
John Clary (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
Detective (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Guard (uncredited)

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