Release Date | 1962-07-04 |
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Runtime | 147 minutes |
Genres | Drama, Crime |
Stars | Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Betty Field |
Directors | Richard H. Kline, Burnett Guffey, Elmer Bernstein, Robert J. Schiffer, John Frankenheimer |
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.