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Summary:

The true story of a convicted killer who avoids the depths of despair by becoming a world-renowned authority on birds during his imprisonment.

Contributors:

Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002 , director

Millar, Stuart, 1929-2006 , producer

Trosper, Guy, 1911-1963 , screenwriter, producer

Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 , actor

Malden, Karl , actor

Ritter, Thelma , actor

Brand, Neville, 1920-1992 , actor

O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985 , actor

Bernstein, Elmer , composer

Guffey, Burnett , cinematographer

Mann, Edward , film editor

Hecht, Harold, 1907-1985 , presenter

United Artists Corporation

MGM Home Entertainment Inc. , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

Dialogue in English; subtitles in French or Spanish.

Main Work:

Birdman of Alcatraz (Motion picture)

Related Works:

Based on: Birdman of Alcatraz [by Bernstein, E.]

Related Series:

MGM DVD

Subjects:

Stroud, Robert, 1890-1963 — Drama

United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California — Drama

Prisons — California — Drama

United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California

Prisons

California

Stroud, Robert, 1890-1963

Genres:

Biographical films

Drama

Feature films

Film adaptations

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital mono.

Performers:

Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Edmond O'Brien, Betty Field, Telly Savalas.

Production Credits:

Photographed by Burnett Guffey ; art director, Ferdie Carrere ; edited by Edward Mann ; music by Elmer Bernstein.

General Notes:

Closed captioned in English
Based on the book of the same title by Tom Gaddis.
Originally released as motion picture in 1962.
Includes the original theatrical trailer.
Description based on: Title from container.

Audience:

Not rated by MPAA.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (2 hr., 29 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; Dolby Digital; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.66:1; wide screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

BIR 1962 DVD

ISBNs:

0792849132
9780792849131
0027616858702 [Invalid]
7616858708
9787616858706

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 027616858702
Publisher Number, MGM Home Entertainment Inc: 1001580
Publisher Number: 4001852

OCLC Numbers:

46781301