Released:
1962-07-04

Overview:
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.

Director:
John Frankenheimer

Runtime:
2h 27min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

• 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