Sentenced to life in solitary confinement after killing a prison guard, a despondent inmate develops an interest in caring for birds and becomes a talented ornithologist.
Burt Lancaster Robert Stroud
Karl Malden Harvey Shoemaker
Thelma Ritter Elizabeth Stroud
Betty Field Stella Johnson
Neville Brand Bull Ransom
Edmond O'Brien Tom Gaddis
Hugh Marlowe Roy Comstock
Telly Savalas Feto Gomez
John Frankenheimer Director