Bird Man of Alcatraz
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Time Out says
Striking performance by Lancaster in this factually based story of a double killer, sentenced to life in solitary, who gets hooked on birds after rescuing a fledgling sparrow, and gradually turns himself into a noted ornithologist. Despite some embarrassing sociological trimmings and an overwrought Ritter as mom fighting for her boy, a likeable film, particularly in its observation of the evolving relationship between the anti-social prisoner and the hostile warder (Brand, excellent) from whom he is forced to beg favours.Author: TM
Release details
UK release:
1961
Duration:
148 mins
Cast and crew
Cast:
Edmond O'Brien, Hugh Marlowe, Neville Brand, Thelma Ritter, Betty Field, Karl Malden, Burt Lancaster
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