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Cast
Burt Lancaster | As: Robert Stroud | |
Karl Malden | As: Harvey Shoemaker | |
Thelma Ritter | As: Elizabeth Stroud | |
Neville Brand | As: Bull Ransom | |
Betty Field | As: Stella Johnson |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'! |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
Burt Lancaster |
Robert Stroud |
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Karl Malden |
Harvey Shoemaker |
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Thelma Ritter |
Elizabeth Stroud |
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Neville Brand |
Bull Ransom |
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Betty Field |
Stella Johnson |
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Telly Savalas |
Feto Gomez |
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Edmond O'Brien |
Tom Gaddis |
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Hugh Marlowe |
Roy Comstock |
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Whit Bissell |
Dr. Ellis |
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Crahan Denton |
Kramer |
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James Westerfield |
Jess Younger |
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Robert Bailey |
Reporter on Dock (uncredited) |
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Nicky Blair |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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Mushy Callahan |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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James J. Casino |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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John Indrisano |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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Pete Kellett |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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David McMahon |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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Pat Moran |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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Ben Roseman |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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Frankie Van |
Inmate (uncredited) |
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Robert Burton |
Sen. Ham Lewis (uncredited) |
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Lewis Charles |
Chaplain Wentzel (uncredited) |
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Nick Dennis |
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Mike Mahoney |
Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Raymond Greenleaf |
Judge (uncredited) |
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William Hansen |
Fred Daw (uncredited) |
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Wayne Heffley |
Guard (uncredited) |
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Michael Masters |
Guard (uncredited) |
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Joe McGuinn |
Guard (uncredited) |
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Victor Romito |
Guard (uncredited) |
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Anton von Stralen |
Guard (uncredited) |
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Robert B. Williams |
Guard (uncredited) |
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William Hoehne Jr. |
Guard Kenny (uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel |
Alcatraz Guard (uncredited) |
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Kermit Maynard |
Alcatraz Captain of Guards (uncredited) |
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Harry Holcombe |
Editor (uncredited) |
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Fred Libby |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Len Lesser |
Burns (uncredited) |
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Edward Mallory |
John Clary (uncredited) |
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Adrienne Marden |
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (uncredited) |
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George Mitchell |
Father Matthieu (uncredited) |
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Leo Penn |
Eddie Kassellis (uncredited) |
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Chris Robinson |
Logue (uncredited) |
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Michael Ross |
Convict Qualen's Friend (uncredited) |
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Phil Schumacher |
Detective (uncredited) |
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Ray Spiker |
Appleton - Murdered Guard (uncredited) |
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Harry Jackson |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Raoul Freeman |
Guard (uncredited) |
Directed By
John Frankenheimer |
Director |
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David Silver |
Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Guy Trosper |
Screenplay |
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Thomas E. Gaddis |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Harold Hecht |
Executive Producer |
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Stuart Millar |
Producer |
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Guy Trosper |
Producer |
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Gilbert Kurland |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Edward Mann |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Robert J. Schiffer |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
Elmer Bernstein |
Original Music Composer |
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George Cooper |
Sound Designer |
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Leo Shuken |
Orchestrator |
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Jack Hayes |
Orchestrator |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Burnett Guffey |
Director of Photography |
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John Alton |
Director of Photography |
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Richard H. Kline |
Camera Operator |
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James Saper |
Camera Operator |
Lighting
Harry Sundby |
Electrician |
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Art Department
Fernando Carrere |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Robert A. Reich |
Special Sound Effects |
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James M. Falkinburg |
Special Sound Effects |
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