| Description |
1 videodisc (149 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
stamping rda |
| Description |
digital optical mono Dolby digital rda |
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Dolby Digital |
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video file region 1 rda |
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DVD video |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
DVD; Aspect ratio (1.66:1) presentation; Mono; Region 1; Dolby digital. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally produced in the United States as a motion picture in 1962. |
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Extras include audio commentary by Kate Buford, author of Burt Lancaster: An American life; trailer. |
| Cast |
Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Edmond O'Brien, Betty Field, Telly Savalas. |
| Credits |
Photography, Burnett Guffey; music, Elmer Bernstein; editor, Edward Mann; production company, Norma Productions. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Thomas E. Gaddis. |
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Wide screen (1.66:1). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Bonus features: Audio commentary. |
| Language |
Optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Gaddis, Thomas E. -- Film adaptations.
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Stroud, Robert, 1890-1963 -- Drama.
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Drama.
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Prisons -- California -- Drama.
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Gaddis, Thomas E. (OCoLC)fst00132085
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Stroud, Robert, 1890-1963. (OCoLC)fst01428057
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California. (OCoLC)fst00604554
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Prisons. (OCoLC)fst01077326
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California. (OCoLC)fst01204928
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Prison films. (OCoLC)fst01710473
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Film adaptations.
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Biographical films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Biographical films. (OCoLC)fst01710277
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Prison films.
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| Added Author |
Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002, film director.
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Millar, Stuart, 1929-2006, film producer.
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Trosper, Guy, 1911-1963, film producer, screenwriter.
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Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, actor.
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Malden, Karl, actor.
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Ritter, Thelma, actor.
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Brand, Neville, 1920-1992, actor.
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O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985, actor.
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Field, Betty, 1918-1973, actor.
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Savalas, Telly, 1924-1994, actor.
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Bernstein, Elmer, composer (expression)
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Guffey, Burnett, director of photography.
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Mann, Edward, editor of moving image work.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Gaddis, Thomas E.
Birdman of Alcatraz.
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Norma Productions, production company.
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Olive Films, publisher.
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| Standard No. |
887090139816 |
| Music No. |
OF1398 Olive Films |
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