Burt Lancaster stars in this American biopic based on the true story of Robert Stroud, as told by Tom Gaddis in his renowned biography. Hardened murderer Stroud (Lancaster) is a withdrawn prison inmate who discovers a way of dealing with his isolation by caring for a sick bird. As he nurses the bird back to health Stroud develops an interest in ornithology and becomes a world authority on the subject, and following his transfer to the notorious 'Rock' in San Francisco Bay Stroud's interest does not abate.
Producer: Stuart Millar
Actor: James Westerfield
Actor: Burt Lancaster
Actor: Edmond O'Brien
Actor: Neville Brand
Actor: Telly Savalas
Actor: Karl Malden
Actor: Betty Field
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Director: John Frankenheimer
Actor: Hugh Marlowe
Actor: Thelma Ritter
Actor: Crahan Denton
Producer: Guy Trosper
Writer: Guy Trosper