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.
Burt Lancaster | Robert Stroud | |
Karl Malden | Harvey Shoemaker | |
Thelma Ritter | Elizabeth Stroud | |
Neville Brand | Bull Ransom | |
Betty Field | Stella Johnson | |
Telly Savalas | Feto Gomez |
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