Birdman of Alcatraz
Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!
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.
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $3M
Who's in it
Cast
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Movie DNA
How Birdman of Alcatraz actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Birdman of Alcatraz appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #44
Placed at #44 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Birdman of Alcatraz returned 1.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $3M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $3M
- Release date
- Jul 4, 1962
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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