Details
- Release: Jul 04 1962
- Runtime: 147 min
- Language: English
- Budget: $2,650,000
- Revenue: $3,100,000
Overview
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.
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Credits
Telly Savalas
Feto Gomez
Karl Malden
Harvey Shoemaker
Burt Lancaster
Robert Stroud
Edmond O'Brien
Tom Gaddis
Nick Dennis
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Neville Brand
Bull Ransom
Thelma Ritter
Elizabeth Stroud
James Westerfield
Jess Younger
Crahan Denton
Kramer
Len Lesser
Burns (uncredited)
Whit Bissell
Dr. Ellis
Leo Penn
Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)
William Hansen
Fred Daw (uncredited)
Betty Field
Stella Johnson
Robert B. Williams
Guard (uncredited)
Chris Robinson
Logue (uncredited)
Harry Holcombe
Editor (uncredited)
Hugh Marlowe
Roy Comstock
Robert Burton
Sen. Ham Lewis (uncredited)
George Mitchell
Father Matthieu (uncredited)