Movie "Birdman of Alcatraz" - DVD Movies Encyclopedia

Short description of the movie "Birdman of Alcatraz"

As an inmate at Leavenworth prison, Robert Stroud has a series of confrontations with the guards and with the other convicts. When Stroud kills a guard, he is sentenced to be executed, and only his mother's impassioned intervention gets his sentence commuted to life imprisonment, which he must serve in solitary confinement. As he serves out his sentence in boredom and despair, one day he finds a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard. Stroud soon takes a deep interest in caring for birds, which gives him a new purpose in life, but which also brings new conflicts with prison authorities.

Starring actors in "Birdman of Alcatraz" movie:

Burt Lancaster as a character Robert Stroud Burt Lancaster also starred in the next movies: "The Scalphunters" in a role of Joe Bass; "Lawman" in a role of Bannock Marshal Jered Maddox; "Trapeze" in a role of Mike Ribble; "Field of Dreams" in a role of Dr. Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham; "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" in a role of Marshal Wyatt Earp; "Go Tell the Spartans" in a role of Maj. Asa Barker; "The Rainmaker" in a role of Bill Starbuck, aka Bill Smith, Bill Harley, Tornado Johnson; "The Professionals" in a role of Bill Dolworth; "Tough Guys" in a role of Harry Doyle;

Karl Malden as a character Harvey Shoemaker Karl Malden also starred in the next movies: "On the Waterfront" in a role of Father Barry; "Patton" in a role of Gen. Omar N. Bradley; "One-Eyed Jacks" in a role of Sheriff Dad Longworth;

Thelma Ritter as a character Elizabeth Stroud Thelma Ritter also starred in the next movies: "The Misfits" in a role of Isabelle Steers; "Rear Window" in a role of Stella;

Neville Brand as a character Bull Ransom Neville Brand also starred in the next movies: "That Darn Cat!" in a role of Dan;

Betty Field as a character Stella Johnson Betty Field also starred in the next movies: "Coogan's Bluff" in a role of Ellen Ringerman; "Picnic" in a role of Flo Owens; "7 Women" in a role of Mrs. Florrie Pether, Charles' pregnant wife;

Telly Savalas as a character Feto Gomez Telly Savalas also starred in the next movies: "007 On Her Majesty's Secret Service" in a role of Ernst Stavro Blofeld; "Kelly's Heroes" in a role of MSgt. Big Joe; "The Scalphunters" in a role of Jim Howie; "The Assassination Bureau" in a role of Lord Bostwick; "Battle of the Bulge" in a role of Sgt. Guffy; "Pancho Villa" in a role of Pancho Villa;

Edmond O'Brien as a character Tom Gaddis Edmond O'Brien also starred in the next movies: "Fantastic Voyage" in a role of Gen. Carter; "The Barefoot Contessa" in a role of Oscar Muldoon; "The Wild Bunch" in a role of Freddie Sykes; "Up Periscope" in a role of Commander Paul Stevenson; "The Hitch-Hiker" in a role of Roy Collins;

Hugh Marlowe as a character Roy Comstock Hugh Marlowe also starred in the next movies: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" in a role of Tom Stevens; "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" in a role of Dr. Russell A. Marvin;

Whit Bissell as a character Dr. Ellis Whit Bissell also starred in the next movies: "Spencer's Mountain" in a role of Dr. Campbell; "5 Card Stud" in a role of Dr. Cooper; "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" in a role of John P. Clum - 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor; "Not as a Stranger" in a role of Dr. Dietrich; "The Defiant Ones" in a role of Lou Gans; "Creature from the Black Lagoon" in a role of Dr. Edwin Thompson;

Crahan Denton as a character Kramer Crahan Denton also starred in the next movies: "To Kill a Mockingbird" in a role of Walter Cunningham Sr.;

James Westerfield as a character Jess Younger James Westerfield also starred in the next movies: "On the Waterfront" in a role of Big Mac; "Wild River" in a role of Cal Garth;

Robert Bailey as a character Reporter on dock Robert Bailey starred only in the movie "Birdman of Alcatraz"

Robert Burton as a character Sen. Ham Lewis Robert Burton also starred in the next movies: "Trilogy of Terror" in a role of Chad Foster;

Lewis Charles as a character Chaplain Wentzel Lewis Charles also starred in the next movies: "To Catch a Thief" in a role of Man with milk in kitchen;

Nick Dennis as a character Crazed prisoner Nick Dennis also starred in the next movies: "East of Eden" in a role of Rantani; "Kiss Me Deadly" in a role of Nick;