Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 27min
- Biography, Crime
- 04 Jul 1962 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Burt Lancaster | ... |
Robert Franklin 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 | ... |
Albert 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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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Robert Bailey | ... |
Reporter on Dock (uncredited)
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Nicky Blair | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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John Burnside | ... |
Captain of Marines (uncredited)
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Robert Burton | ... |
Sen. Ham Lewis (uncredited)
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Mushy Callahan | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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James J. Casino | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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James Cavanaugh | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Lewis Charles | ... |
Chaplain Wentzel (uncredited)
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Nick Dennis | ... |
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
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Tom Gilson | ... |
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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William Hellinger | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Harry Holcombe | ... |
Editor (uncredited)
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John Indrisano | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Harry Jackson | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Pete Kellett | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Len Lesser | ... |
Burns (uncredited)
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Fred Libby | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Mike Mahoney | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Edward Mallory | ... |
John Clary (uncredited)
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Adrienne Marden | ... |
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
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Eric Martin | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Michael Masters | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Leo V. Matranga | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Kermit Maynard | ... |
Alcatraz Captain of Guards (uncredited)
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Joe McGuinn | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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David McMahon | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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George Mitchell | ... |
Father Matthieu (uncredited)
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Pat Moran | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Leo Penn | ... |
Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)
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Chris Robinson | ... |
Logue (uncredited)
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Victor Romito | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Ben Roseman | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Michael Ross | ... |
Convict Qualen's Friend (uncredited)
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Myrna Ross | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Art Salter | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Phil Schumacher | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Ray Spiker | ... |
Appleton - Murdered Guard (uncredited)
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Irving Steinberg | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Art Stewart | ... |
Guard Captain (uncredited)
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Dale Van Sickel | ... |
Alcatraz Guard (uncredited)
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Frankie Van | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Anton von Stralen | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Robert B. Williams | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Frankenheimer |
Written by
Guy Trosper | ... | (screenplay) |
Thomas E. Gaddis | ... | (book) |
Produced by
Harold Hecht | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Stuart Millar | ... | producer |
Guy Trosper | ... | producer |
Music by
Elmer Bernstein |
Cinematography by
Burnett Guffey | ... | (photographed by) |
John Alton | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Edward Mann |
Art Direction by
Fernando Carrere | ... | (as Ferdie Carrere) |
Makeup Department
Robert J. Schiffer | ... | makeup artist (as Robert Schiffer) |
Production Management
Gilbert Kurland | ... | executive production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Silver | ... | assistant director (as Dave Silver) |
Jim Lancaster | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Richard Lawrence | ... | uncredited |
Sound Department
George Cooper | ... | sound |
James Nelson | ... | special sound effects |
Robert A. Reich | ... | special sound effects (as Robert Reich) |
Stunts
Al Carmichael | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Denis Cameron | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Richard H. Kline | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
James Saper | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Harry Sundby | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Music Department
Elmer Bernstein | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Harold Hecht | ... | presenter |
Linda Boissinot-Verger | ... | (uncredited) (press attache: reissue France 2001) |
Thomas E. Gaddis | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
A.W. Kennard | ... | bird handler (uncredited) |
Vincent Paul-Boncour | ... | press attache: reissue France 2001 (uncredited) |
Bob Peak | ... | movie poster illustration (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (released through)
- United Artists (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1962) (Argentina) (theatrical) (as Artistas Unidos)
- United Artists (1962) (France) (theatrical) (as Les Artistes Associés)
- United Artists (1962) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1962) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1962) (Norway) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1964) (United States) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS) (included in "The Burt Lancaster Collection" box set)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Carlotta Films (2001) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (France) (DVD)
- Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE) (2006) (United States) (DVD) (included with "United Artists Cinema Greats Collection")
- MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (combo pack)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD) (combo pack)
- TGG Direct (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- TGG Direct (2010) (United States) (DVD) (included with "Convicts" and "Elmer Gantry")
- TGG Direct (2010) (United States) (DVD) (on double bill 'Epic Double Feature' with 'Elmer Gantry' for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)
- TGG Direct (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2018) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Blu-ray & DVD)
- CBS/Fox (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Nine Network Australia (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- RCA (II) (United States) (video) (CED VideoDisc)
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (1985) (Belgium) (tv)
- TGG Direct (United States) (DVD) (double-billed with "Convicts")
- Twilight Time (2014) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (DVD package design)
- Polyphony Digital (archive)
- Ultra Film Synchron (German dubbing)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In 1912, the notorious and violent prisoner Robert Franklin Stroud is transferred to the Leavenworth Prison convicted for murdering a man. When a guard cancels the visit of his mother, Elizabeth Stroud, due to a violation of the internal rules, he stabs and kills the guard and goes to trial three times. He is sentenced to be executed by the gallows, but his mother appeals to President Woodrow Wilson who commutes his sentence to life imprisonment. However, the warden, Harvey Shoemaker, decides to keep Stroud in solitary for the rest of his life. One day, Stroud finds a sparrow that has fallen from the nest in the yard and he raises the bird until it is strong enough to fly. Stroud finds a motivation for his life raising and caring for birds and becomes an expert in birds. He marries Stella Johnson and together they run a business, providing medicine developed by Stroud. But a few years after, Stroud is transferred to Alcatraz and has to leave his birds behind. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Taglines | now the world will know the story of the most defiant man alive! See more » |
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Budget | $2,650,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Burt Lancaster was so immersed in his role that he wept on some moments, but he asked director John Frankenheimer not to show him cry to the audience. See more » |
Goofs | While Stroud is at Alcatraz, his cell is depicted with a window. All the cells at Alcatraz were located on inside walls with no openings to the outside. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Burt Lancaster (1968). See more » |
Quotes |
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Robert Stroud: Tom? You know what they used to call Alcatraz in the old days? Tom Gaddis: What? Robert Stroud: Bird Island. Tom Gaddis: [narrating] Robert Stroud's petition for parole has been denied annually for 24 years. Age 72, he is now in his 53rd year of imprisonment. See more » |