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.
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Budget: $2,650,000
Revenue: $3,100,000
ROI: +17.0%
Verdict: Break Even
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> John Frankenheimer (Director) > Burnett Guffey (Director of Photography) > John Alton (Director of Photography) > David Silver (Assistant Director)
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> Guy Trosper (Screenplay) > Thomas E. Gaddis (Novel)
