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Birdman of Alcatraz : the story of a real and living man-- / United Artists Pictures Inc. ; Harold Hecht presents ; screenplay by Guy Trosper ; produced by Stuart Millar and Guy Trosper ; directed by John Frankenheimer.
LIBRA DVD 023 872
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Gaddis, Thomas E. Birdman of Alcatraz, author.
- Series:
- MGM/UA vintage classics
- Vintage classics
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Gaddis, Thomas E--Film adaptations.
- Gaddis, Thomas E.
- Stroud, Robert, 1890-1963--Drama.
- Stroud, Robert.
- Stroud, Robert, 1890-1963.
- United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.
- Prisons--California--Drama.
- Prisons.
- United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--Drama.
- California.
- Genre:
- Film adaptations.
- Biographical films.
- Fiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (2 hr., 29 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., [2001]
- Language Note:
- In English with optional French or Spanish subtitles.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC ; Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.66:1).
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- 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.
- Participant:
- Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Edmond O'Brien, Betty Field, Telly Savalas.
- Credits:
- Photographed by Burnett Guffey ; art director, Ferdie Carrere ; edited by Edward Mann ; music by Elmer Bernstein.
- Notes:
- Based on the book of the same title by Tom Gaddis.
- Originally produced as motion picture in 1962.
- "MGM DVD."
- Includes the original theatrical trailer.
- ISBN:
- 0792849132
- 9780792849131
- OCLC:
- 46781301
- Publisher Number:
- 027616858702
- 1001580 MGM Home Entertainment Inc
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