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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

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Summary: A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert. (imdb)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: John Frankenheimer
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na taskn
73
T8
na Groovymoovy
99
T8
na jorge
75
T8
na eozen81
85
T8
na MattWill
95
T8
na gaddark
90
T10
na silvio
100
T10
na surgorion
87
T9
na whitelighter
70
T10
na shiggy
85
T9
na IMDb-byvotes
79
T9
na PeaceAnarchy
82
T7
Much like the film's plot progression, it's quality followed an arc. The beginning was rather standard and forgettable but once the birds begin appearing the film takes on full life, becoming a really good character study full of parallels between caged birds and imprisoned men. Towards the end it begins to falter a bit, as the Alcatraz sequences feel rushed while at the same time the film as a whole starts to feel overlong. Overall, it's really good, as that middle part is the bulk of the film.
na Garfy
95
T9
na acerage
70
T5
na legolas10
79
T8
na SirRobbie
80
T8
na jdnolla
94
T7
na vahidart
77
T6
na MrHedgepig
90
T7
na tyoda
90
T10
na mgrisnik
70
T6
na screentime
69
T6
na CMQuinn
70
T6
na filmguy
40
T3
na Randymcmurph
95
T7
na St. Gloede
84
T7
na Misery
97
T10
na eyalk7
80
T7
na danielldb
75
T7
na cat9man
92
T10
na Elekoise
71
T9
na kyle.loomis
5
T6
na Rumplesink
85
T9
na Mushaboom
90
T7
na Gui
55
T5
na choobin
60
T2
bazie bazigarash ghashangesh karde, yani Burt Lancaster va Karl Malden, be ezafeye Telly Savalas va zendoonboone. in film be eghtezaye dastani ke revayat mikone rythme kond va taghriban khaste-konandei dare va makhsoosan finalesh kheili bad kar shode. man entezar nadashtam barkhi vaghaye' mese jange alcatraz inghad sarsari o shetabzadeh neveshte shode bashe.
na allu22
92
T9
na svenerik
75
T5
na dylan
9
T7
na filmcricket
70
T8
na sirphibes
92
T10
na ephedrin
77
T9
na keskin
77
T8
na dleemiller
75
T6
na orangezen
73
T8
na LLawliet
90
T10
na eriond
60
T2
na FusFus
90
T8
na martryn
81
T8
Wasn't as good as I was led to believe. It's really hard to feel sorry for the guy when the first fifteen minutes or so of the film does it's best to make you hate him.
na onetwothree
40
T2
na Bevo52
84
T7
na Hagbard
84
T9
na jeff_v
74
T8
na Overkill
82
T9
na AAAutin
56
T7
na nuka cola
92
T10
na daviddevries
89
T7
na eggplant43
75
T3
na caocao
69
T6
na pofodb
70
T7
na pecnj
81
T6
na nuked
6
T4
na pzingg
88
T6
na eCitizen
92
T9
na glm
80
T7
79.875
na KTP
68
T7
na themadelf66
77
T6
na oguzhaners
80
T8
na caspiolay
85
T5
na Dunstan-x
9
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na strawluffy
100
T10
na julibu
92
T9
na madmen1977
75
T8
na Wulf
80
T10
na Sinemaestro
72
T8
na kxlly
66
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na Gordon Cole
75
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na katsuben
4
T6
na guvolefou
75
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na Favio
75
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na 3dRevelation
64
T4
na NRM02
46
T3
na tirefeet
65
T7
na Bacchanalian
70
T6
na ustadegilim
80
T8
na anilz
90
T7
na olric
88
T9
na sengir
81
T8
na DougCollins
90
T7
na zevel6
64
T8
na bercutio
78
T8
na Bavafreak
90
T9
na brightpoint
69
T6
na OfTheAllies
70
T7
na guppy
78
T9
na The Goat
79
T7
na piquet
85
T10
na arkadin
74
T7
na Merc
70
T5
na pomattovich
85
T7
na Serigala
70
T8
na avgcrtckr
74
T9
na BaalMan
65
T3
na Enygma
80
T8
na mehdi.sh
80
T7
na Antares
83
T9
na ZayanK
79
T6
na mightyball
95
T9
na MasterKENOBI
100
T10
na Jorg
3
T9
na atreides
95
T9
na dagda2
85
T7
na Moribunny
50
T4
Stroud's true story is enticing, and as in many prison movies, there's a kind of Zen heroism here that grabs one. However, the movie lacks believability, the characters are unconvincing, Lancaster's performance is awful (he can pull off neither viciousness nor vulnerability), and Betty Field does rather poorly, too. They should'nt have made the Stroud character (a psychopath in real life) into a sympathetic mama's boy just to please the crowd. The script should have been braver and less cheesy.
na supergloo
6
T4
na darkman
80
T8
na zepra
73
T4
na tonydal
75
T6
na ivyy
65
T7
na hashus
87
T9
na RPMcMurphy
82
T9
na shadestreet
82
T7
na mr_rob
80
T5
na ME_Criticker
80
T9
na rmiller3455
85
T4
na loureed
75
T6
na ?ar
76
T7
na OldSwede
75
T7
na RNG
2
T1
na Ivanhoe
80
T7
na Travisbickle
85
T6
na dchilton
98
T10
na Zoltan
100
T10
na terrymac
75
T8
na katja
90
T9
na welike
30
T7
na Vegard
80
T9
na ebabil
87
T8
na dr. radical
77
T10
na Malcym
80
T9
na KungFuDolly
7
T7
na 0012
83
T6
na lilith
91
T9
na Enantoiel
90
T10
na walkabout
70
T7
na coot
81
T9
na guvadela
91
T9
na kangadoodoo
90
T10
na kogepanic
80
T9
na Madstone
83
T3
na Lskywalker
87
T9
na xgp1029
68
T8
na TheDiceman
80
T10
Amazing film and a must see for film fans.
na fletch
70
T5
na Darbicus
75
T8
na aus_hab_fan
73
T5
na sixpence
86
T5
na moeta2
80
T4
na nuotio
53
T5
na Caesar
80
T6
na Pioneer
80
T5
Good story based on true events
na kjpweb
80
T8
na rodoki_11
68
T5
na Chili
85
T7
na rudeboy
83
T9
na mosesismoses
77
T5
na dogbelly
68
T4
na Esmerodo
55
T3
na allisoncm
74
T8
na jewellrunner
65
T4
na slam_bradley
79
T6
na givethanks
60
T5
na Janet29
94
T10
na EmeraldGuard
70
T4
na clouseau
78
T9
na imdb
79
T10
na dcatcher
70
T8
na ozkaser
51
T4
na erwit
70
T7
na madiso
70
T9
na hardcourters
93
T9
Fantastic acting from Lancaster.....a must see for fans of his.
na Storchcom
80
T6
na Ryanscoomer
60
T6
na paulofilmo
72
T8
A message movie. Some of the melodrama feels pastiche and falls flat, but it's generally an excellent ode to science, reason, love and stewardship.
na tarwebrood
76
T6
Not far as good as "One flew over the cuckoo's nest (1975)", but still memmorable.
na Grouchy
85
T7
na OkkCoCa
78
T8
Quality movie.
na djinn
4
T9
na Cloudynow
84
T10
na norval_jones
88
T8
na sweetsin0r
84
T8
na Gody85
62
T8
na Luna6ix
91
T10
a utterly fantastic film that takes all the right steps in artistic license. lancaster and malden do amazing jobs, and the story is epic and completely enveloping. i'm surprised this movie doesn't get more acclaim than "elmer gantry" did.
na arnav3
84
T10
na Nitku
90
T9
na Omestes
70
T8
na maddriver52
69
T5
na contrapunct
99
T7
na zombald
73
T5
na jonjj7
70
T7
na noir23
85
T7
na Steve56
89
T9
na coolerking
75
T7
na bostontr
75
T3
na tmaustin89
88
T8
na TonythePony
71
T6
na mike615
80
T9
na cappion
76
T7
na jenny gentle
93
T10
na Liverpool76
89
T9
na filmaffinity
79
T10
na digitalmonk
69
T4
na chiphall72
88
T9
na dziekiel
90
T6
Freaking Burt Lancaster.
na andagh
70
T4
na minge
75
T4
na tigre1981
80
T9
na Blackhole
86
T9
na fgbowen
100
T6
na luc
95
T10
na idaho
100
T10
na BlueHeat
80
T9
na nihilanth
90
T10
Average Tier 7.28 from 222 Rankings rss