Burt Lancaster stars in this American biopic based on the true story of Robert Stroud, as told by Tom Gaddis in his renowned biography. Hardened murderer Stroud (Lancaster) is a withdrawn prison inmate who discovers a way of dealing with his isolation by caring for a sick bird. As he nurses the bird back to health Stroud develops an interest in ornithology and becomes a world authority on the subject, and following his transfer to the notorious 'Rock' in San Francisco Bay Stroud's interest does not abate.
- Cast
- Karl Malden, Burt Lancaster, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Edmond O'Brien, Betty Field, Telly Savalas, Hugh Marlowe, Crahan Denton, James Westerfield
- Genres
- Classics
- Language
- English
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