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.
Birdman of Alcatraz has generally received very positive reviews.
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Birdman of Alcatraz was released in 1962 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 123 reviews, giving Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 77%, Birdman of Alcatraz is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1962, which stands at 62%.
Other movies from 1962 with similar scores include films like The Music Man and Knife in the Water.
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