Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

Director: John Frankenheimer  Starring: Burt Lancaster  
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Publisher: MGM
Format: DVD
UPC: 00027616858702
Buy.com Sku: 40148170
Item#: V9XM5L
Category Keywords: Achievers  Animals  Classic  Prison/Prisoners  Recommended  Theatrical Release  True Story 
Rating: NR
 
 
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Black & White, Theatrical Version
 
In this amazing film based on a true story, Burt Lancaster stars as a murderer sentenced to Alcatraz, who becomes a word-renowned authority on birds. The excellent supporting cast includes Thelma Ritter, Telly Savalas (both of whom received Academy Award nominations for their performances) and Karl Malden.
 
"...stunning performance from Lancaster, and exceptionally fine work from the supporting cast."  VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
 


Editor's Note

Burt Lancaster reteams with John Frankenheimer, starring as the title character, Robert E. Stroud. Sentenced to a dozen years in prison for killing a man in 1909, he loses any chance for parole by stabbing another prisoner. Incarcerated in Leavenworth, he adds to his problems by killing a prison guard for refusing to let his mother (Thelma Ritter) visit him and is sentenced to death. His mother begs Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to intercede, and the president commutes Stroud's sentence to life in isolation, under the gaze of the harsh warden Harvey Shoemaker (Karl Malden). One day in the isolation yard he comes across a wounded sparrow, nurses it back to health, and eventually teaches it to perform tricks. With the departure of Shoemaker, Stroud is allowed to have more birds in his cell and begins a study of them. As the years pass, he becomes an expert on caged birds, finally writing a book on the diseases to which they are susceptible. After he wins a prize in a magazine competition, he receives a visit from Stella Johnson (Betty Field), who suggests they start a business manufacturing avian medicine. Backed by an outstanding cast, Lancaster gives one of his finest performances in this moving account of a vicious killer's spiritual rebirth.

 
Features
Interactive Menus
French Subtitles
Spanish Subtitles
Scene Access
Widescreen Version
Theatrical Trailer
English Dolby Digital Mono
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: MGM
Release Date: 1/2/2002
Running Time: 149 minutes
Original Release Date: 1962
Catalog ID: 110919
UPC: 00027616858702
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: B&W

Aspect Ratio
1.66:1

 
Cast & Crew
Burt Lancaster
Edmond O'Brien
Betty Field
Karl Malden
Neville Brand
Telly Savalas
Thelma Ritter
Whit Bissell
Hugh Marlowe
Thomas E. Gaddis - Based On Book By
John Frankenheimer - Director
Burnett Guffey - Director of Photography
Harold Hecht - Executive Producer
Elmer Bernstein - Musical Score
Guy Trosper - Screenplay

 
Awards

Oscar (1963)
   Burt Lancaster, Nominee, Best Actor
   Burnett Guffey, Nominee, Best Black-And-White Cinematography
   Telly Savalas, Nominee, Best Supporting Actor
   Thelma Ritter, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress

British Academy Awards (1963)
Burt Lancaster, Winner, Best Foreign Actor

 
Professional Reviews
The MotionPicture Guide 8 of 10
...great production value, a deliberate and often moving script, and taut direction... But it is Lancaster's bravura performance which holds this lengthy movie together...
 
  
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