Birdman of Alcatraz  [videorecording] / 
directed by John Frankenheimer. 
 - [U.K.] :  MGM Home Entertainment,  2004. 
 - 1 videodisc (148 min.) :  sd, b&w. 
<br/><br/> Film made in 1962.  Based on the book by Thomas E Gaddis.  Music,  Elmer Bernstein.  DVDW.  Dolby Digital. 
<br/><br/>Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Betty Field, Neville Brand, Edmond O'Brien, Hugh Marlowe, Telly Savalas, Crahan Denton, James Westerfield. 
<br/><br/> Based on the true story of Robert Stroud, as told by Tom Gaddis in his renowned biography. Hardened murderer Stroud (Burt Lancaster) is a withdrawn prison inmate who discovers a way of dealing with his isolation when he begins to care for a sick bird, nurses it back to health, develops an interest in ornithology, and becomes a world authority on the subject. Even when he is transferred to the notorious 'Rock' in San Francisco Bay, his interest does not abate. 
<br/><br/> BBFC code: PG. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD. 
<br/><br/><br/>Soundtrack in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish with subtitles in French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and in English and German for the hard of hearing. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label> Retail / Rental (S15.99) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>5050070007787 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>16348DVD  MGM Home Entertainment 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.437