Film · 1962 · 147 min · PG · Drama · Crime · History
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. 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.
Released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 30 August 1962.
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Release dates in the United Kingdom
In cinemas
30 August 1962
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4 July 1962 (the United States)
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