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Birdman Of Alcatraz [DVD]
 
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Birdman Of Alcatraz [DVD]

Burt Lancaster , Karl Malden , Charles Crichton , John Frankenheimer    Parental Guidance   DVD
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  • Actors: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Betty Field
  • Directors: Charles Crichton, John Frankenheimer
  • Writers: Guy Trosper, Thomas E. Gaddis
  • Producers: Guy Trosper, Harold Hecht, Stuart Millar
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English, German, Spanish
  • Subtitles: French, German, Italian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: 15 April 2002
  • Run Time: 147 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000634CH
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,992 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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DVD Description

DVD Special features:
Original theatrical trailer
Interactive menu screens and chapter selections
Subtitles: French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch

From the Back Cover

How does bitter convict Robert Stroud cope with a lifetime of solitary confinement? The answer, in a sense, comes from above – in the form of a feeble sparrow he finds in the isolation yard. Stroud brings this newfound companion to his cell, nurses it to health and, from that point on, there’s no turning back. Despite having only a third grade education, and no hope of parole, Stroud becomes a renowned ornithologist – and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind prison walls than many in the outside world will ever know.

The finest prison picture ever made, this inspirational and compelling classic stars Burt Lancaster in an Oscar-nominated performance as Stroud – the convict who, in his power to heal birds, finds the power to heal himself.


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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Terrific show 27 Nov 2011
Format:DVD
This a true story shot when the main character was still alive and prisoner in Alcatraz.
The script is very well written and all scenes are directed and cut superbly. The two hours and a half this films lasts go by very quickly.
Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Telly Savalas, Thelma Ritter, Betty Field, ...all play their roles fantastically.
The transcript is digitally remastered and it is a pleasure to watch it.
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Burt Lancaster plays the role of true-life killer Robert Stroud. Most of the film shows Stroud being detained in Leavenworth prison, as he was only later transfered to Alcatraz, and it was at Leavenworth that he developed his amazing interests in birds. Interesting fact but not in the film, the real Robert Stroud met the first black heavyweight champion of the world Jack Johnson, when he too was imprisoned in Leavenworth after coming back to the US from his exile for breaching the Mann Act.

Karl Malden always gives a first rate performance but the star of the show is Lancaster, a truly brilliant performance in surely his best ever film. The film length of 2hrs 23mins lends to the claustrophobic atmosphere and at times you feel as though you are in prison with Stroud, such is the way this fantastic filmography is shot. A pre-Kojack Telly Savalas (with hair) adds great support though at times a little bit hammy.

The dvd visually is good but the sound is a little disappointing, at times it sounds as though the actors have a lisp whenever pronouncing a word that has an "s" in it. That aside, it really is worth an evenings viewing.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
the power of a film 10 May 2009
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A FILM CAN INFLUENCE A PERSON IN MANY WAYS. IT'S MAIN AIM SHOULD BE TO ENTERTAIN. BUT EDUCATION, EXCITEMENT, FEAR AND TITILATION ARE SOME OTHER ASPECTS. THIS FILM IS DEEP AND SLOW. IT SIDESTEPS THE REASON BURT LANCASTER IS IN PRISON. NOT HARBOURING ON PUNISHMENT, BUT THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF ANOTHER BEING. NOT AN EXACT RECREATION OF FACTS, BUT THE MAIN POINTS ARE WELL DEALT WITH. IT SHOWS HOW FELLOW PRISONERS, TELLY SAVALIS, CAN BE INVOLVED AND THE TREATMENT OF THE SITUATION BY HIS GUARD AND GOVERNOR. SHOWS ALCATRAZ IN ALL IT'S GLORY!! A THOUGHTFUL AND ENJOYABLE FILM.
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