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.
Rated NR | Length 147 minutes
Nick Dennis | Mushy Callahan | William Hansen | Thelma Ritter | Edmond O'Brien | Neville Brand | Karl Malden | James Westerfield | Telly Savalas | Hugh Marlowe | Burt Lancaster | Betty Field | Whit Bissell | Crahan Denton | Nicky Blair | Harry Holcombe | Raymond Greenleaf | Ray Spiker | George Mitchell | Robert Burton | Dale Van Sickel | Len Lesser | Leo Penn | Robert Bailey | Lewis Charles | Michael Ross | John Indrisano | Kermit Maynard | Robert Williams | David McMahon | Adrienne Marden | Pete Kellett | Wayne Heffley | Mike Mahoney | Ben Roseman | Fred Libby | Chris Robinson | Michael Masters | Edward Mallory | Pat Moran | Joe McGuinn | Anton von Stralen | Frankie Van | William Hoehne Jr. | James J. Casino | Noble Chissell | Victor Romito | Phil Schumacher | Harry Jackson