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PLOT: Robert Stoud a 2 TIME KILLER IN PRISON FOR LIFE~ FINDS a baby bird in the prison courtyard and the hardened con useds his brain and time to raising a sparrow~ ends up a authority on Birds~ outstanding performaces all around~ steller CAST~ BURT LANCASTER GIVES one is his finest performances as Stoud the killer of 2 people~ he spends over 50 years in several Max Prisons but is "famous" for being the Birdman of Alcatraz~ the real "story" here starts in Levinworth~ Fed Prison where a sparrow raised by Stroud soon has all the cons with Canarys and soon a series of dying birds of his own and the other 'cons' HAS Stroud using his genius IQ busy with aviary research~ Fantastic support CAST~ Thema Ritter as his controlling but loving Mother~ Karl Malden~ as the Warden with a Heart~ and Neville Brand as his Nemesis Guard who sees a change in him when the sparrow is raised soon becomes a supporter of Stroud~ SCENE STEALER HERE IS ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE Telly Savalas~ as the CON who gets his own canary and helps strow raise his first "batch of baby canaries" some comedy relief in his performace~ excellent script~ We slowly see the genius Stroud 'improve' but never enough to ever get out of Prison~ told as a bookwriter sees Stoud transfered in his old age in the 1963 from Alacatraz~ the THE last prison where he had more freedom but he NEVER achieve parol~ Thelma Ritter also scored an best Actress nomination Oscar~ but this low key movie never drags for one moment~ I give it 5 out of 5 for OUTSTANDING PLOT, ENTERTAINING STORY~ A CAST AND PERFORMANCES THAT ARE EXCELLENT ALL AROUND~ IF YOU FOUND THIS REVIEW PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE~Read full review
Excellent movie that will have you rooting for Robert Stroud. But, like most films, it is based on a true story, not 100% historically accurate. The real Robert Stroud was manipulative, psychologically disturbed, violent, and homosexual --- unlike Burt Lancaster's Stroud, who displays none of these traits. The fact remains that Stroud's accomplishments were remarkable. Birdman of Alcatraz, like The Greatest Showman, turns its main character into a hero, when in reality both Stroud and P.T. Barnum were not always admirable. But the fictional stories are enjoyable, and will spark your interest in learning more about the actual people & events.
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The movie was great , very convincing with Burt Lancaster,Karl Malden,Neville Brand and Thelma Ritter playing their roles.
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great movie, i loved it, many thanks:)
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I saw this movie as a very young woman - I was fascinated by someone being in "prison". In our small community, no one ever went to prison and so this made a huge impact on me BUT the true story was the love a man found for the birds while he was incarcerated. I love birds - spend lots of money feeding them and buying feeders, etc. I am so anxious to have the opportunity to watch this movie again to see how I feel about it as a "grown woman".
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