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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 76/100. Scores higher than 76% of the 791 1960s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic76/100
353 audience votes
Key crew
- John FrankenheimerDirector
- Guy TrosperScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Burt LancasterRobert Stroud
- Karl MaldenHarvey Shoemaker
- Thelma RitterElizabeth Stroud
- Neville BrandBull Ransom
- Betty FieldStella Johnson
- Telly SavalasFeto Gomez
- Edmond O'BrienTom Gaddis
- Hugh MarloweRoy Comstock
- Whit BissellDr. Ellis
- Crahan DentonKramer
- James WesterfieldJess Younger
- Robert BaileyReporter on Dock (uncredited)
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