| | Birdman Of Alcatraz DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Recommended Movies, Classic Videos, True Story, Animals, Prison/Prisoners, Achievers | | Starring | Burt Lancaster, Telly Savalas, Karl Malden, lma Ritter, Neville Brand, Edmond O'Brien, Hugh Marlowe, James Westerfield, Betty Field | | Director | John Frankenheimer | | Composer | Elmer Bernstein | | Director of Photography | Burnett Guffey | | Editor | Edward Mann | | Producer | Stuart Millar, Guy Trosper | | Screenwriter | Guy Trosper | | Source Writer | Thomas E. Gaddis |
Black & White; Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English 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. Theatrical Release: July 3, 1962.
Shooting locations: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, and San Francisco, CA.
Actor Leo Penn is the father of actor Sean Penn.
Director John Frankenheimer wanted to do the project at CBS while he was on staff there, but a representative from the Bureau of Prisons intimidated the network, preventing the director from doing it there. Birdman Of Alcatraz | List Price | $14.95 (You save $4.66) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1962 | | All Time Sales Rank |  6903  | | CD Universe Part number | 1576260 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 18, 2001 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 149 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles | | Movie Details | B&W; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Widescreen; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles; Vintage Classics; Checkpoint; Sensormatic |
Birdman Of Alcatraz Movie Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   Best Prison movie I've ever watched
I don't usually write reviews as you will probably be able to tell. I've been looking for this movie for years. There's not many black/white film I would watch, but once you get into this movie you forget about that. If your a movie buff, this is one you should not judge until you watch it through, it's great. I have 900 movies and I would have never been happy until I got this one. Thank you , Cduniverse
Submitted by Bobbi (Houston, TX , USA) 
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great movie
great acting and the movie was very interesting, but the ending was sad.
i love prison flicks.
thanks VIDEO UNIVERSE-- but you need more prison movies.
Submitted by douglas (bellevue, ohio)
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Well done, very touching story.
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Birdman Of Alcatraz DVD How does bitter convict Robert Stroud cope with a lifetime of solitary confinement? The answer, in a sense, comes from above in the form of a feeble sparrow he finds in the isolation yard. Stroud brings this newfound companion to his cell, nurses it to health and, from that point on, there's no turning back. Despite having only a third-grade education, and no hope of parole, Stroud becomes a renowned ornithologistand achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind prison walls than many in the outside world will ever know. The "finest prison picture ever made" (Variety), this inspirational and compelling classic stars Burt Lancaster in an Oscar®-nominated* performance as Stroudthe convict who, in his power to heal birds, finds the power to heal himself.
Source: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Region 1
Keep Case - Checkpoint - Sensormatic
Single Side - Single Layer
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1.66
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Dolby Digital Mono - English
Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional
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