film Birdman of Alcatraz

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biographical film drama film film

Birdman of Alcatraz is a 1962 biographical drama film depicting the life of convicted murderer and renowned prison bird expert Robert Stroud during his years of incarceration.

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Birdman of Alcatraz 1
Birdman of Alcatraz (film) 2
Birdman of Alcatraz: The Story of Robert Stroud 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Thomas E. Gaddis ⓘ
basedOn film Birdman of Alcatraz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Birdman of Alcatraz: The Story of Robert Stroud

book ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
character Robert Stroud ⓘ
cinematographyBy Burnett Guffey ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director John Frankenheimer ⓘ
distributedBy United Artists ⓘ
distributorRegion theatrical ⓘ
editedBy Edward Curtiss ⓘ
era 1960s American cinema ⓘ
genre biographical drama ⓘ
prison film ⓘ
leadActor Burt Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
musicBy Elmer Bernstein ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays life of Robert Stroud ⓘ
portraysRealPerson Robert Stroud ⓘ
producer Harold Hecht ⓘ
productionCompany Norma Productions ⓘ
releaseDate 1962-07-03 ⓘ
releaseYear 1962 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 149 ⓘ
screenwriter Guy Trosper ⓘ
setIn Alcatraz Island ⓘ
surface form: Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth ⓘ
surface form: Leavenworth Penitentiary
starring Burt Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Edmond O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karl Malden ⓘ
Neville Brand ⓘ
Telly Savalas ⓘ
Thelma Ritter NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject crime ⓘ
incarceration ⓘ
ornithology ⓘ
prison life ⓘ
punishment ⓘ
rehabilitation ⓘ

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subject surface form: Birdman of Alcatraz
this entity surface form: Birdman of Alcatraz: The Story of Robert Stroud
Birdman of Alcatraz → hasPart → film Birdman of Alcatraz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Birdman of Alcatraz (film)
Birdman of Alcatraz → inspired → film Birdman of Alcatraz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Birdman of Alcatraz (film)
Thelma Ritter → notableWork → film Birdman of Alcatraz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Birdman of Alcatraz
Robert Stroud → subjectOf → film Birdman of Alcatraz ⓘ