Birdman of Alcatraz 1962

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NETFLIX Rating : 3.7

IMDB Rating : 7.8

FD Smart Rating : 7.6

Synopsis : Convict Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster, Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of the real-life inmate) finds solace in his life sentence of solitary confinement for murder by becoming an internationally renowned expert on birds and their diseases.

Regions Available ( 1 ) :
Ireland

Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Genres:

Biography, Crime, Drama

Release Date:

1962

Run Time:

2h28m

Maturity Rating:

Not rated. This film has not been rated.

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.