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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) [NR]

Release Date:
July 4, 1962

Original Title:
Birdman of Alcatraz

Alternate Titles:
Alcatrazin vanki
Az alcatrazi ember
El hombre de Alcatraz
La celda olvidada
Le prisonnier d'Alcatraz
Manden fra Alcatraz
Ο βαρυποινίτης του Αλκατράζ
Птичарят от Алкатраз
终身犯

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Norma Productions
United Artists

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 16  DE: 16  FR: U  NL: 16  US: NR 

Runtime: 147

Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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American Film Institute (AFI)
2006
#76 		100 Years: 100 CHEERS
100 Most Inspiring Films Of All Time

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Production

Art Direction:
Fernando Carrere

Assistant Director:
David Silver

Camera Operator:
Richard H. Kline
James Saper

Director:
John Frankenheimer

Director of Photography:
Burnett Guffey
John Alton

Editor:
Edward Mann

Electrician:
Harry Sundby

Executive Producer:
Harold Hecht

Makeup Artist:
Robert J. Schiffer

Novel:
Thomas E. Gaddis

Orchestrator:
Jack Hayes
Leo Shuken

Original Music Composer:
Elmer Bernstein

Producer:
Stuart Millar
Guy Trosper

Production Manager:
Gilbert Kurland

Screenplay:
Guy Trosper

Sound Designer:
George Cooper

Special Sound Effects:
Robert A. Reich
James M. Falkinburg

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