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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.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Bull Ransom

Stella Johnson

Feto Gomez

Tom Gaddis

Roy Comstock

Dr. Ellis

Kramer

Jess Younger

Reporter on Dock (uncredited)