16 Sep 2016
The Ornithologist
Stranded along a sublime river fjord in northern Portugal, an ornithologist is subjected to a series of brutal and erotic Stations-of-the-Cross-style tests.
Birdman of Alcatraz
Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Burt Lancaster Robert Stroud
Karl Malden Harvey Shoemaker
Thelma Ritter Elizabeth Stroud
Neville Brand Bull Ransom
Betty Field Stella Johnson
Telly Savalas Feto Gomez
Edmond O'Brien Tom Gaddis
Hugh Marlowe Roy Comstock
Whit Bissell Dr. Ellis
Crahan Denton Kramer
James Westerfield Jess Younger
Robert Bailey Reporter on Dock (uncredited)
Nicky Blair Inmate (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan Inmate (uncredited)
James J. Casino Inmate (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell Inmate (uncredited)
John Indrisano Inmate (uncredited)
Pete Kellett Inmate (uncredited)
David McMahon Inmate (uncredited)
Pat Moran Inmate (uncredited)
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