Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 · 147 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 20,208 VOTES · DIR. John Frankenheimer
Overview
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,341 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:57 (guide) You will see all the man-made and natural beauties
00:06:40 Put it back!
00:13:02 Don't you know I gotta put you on report for touching a guard?
00:19:25 I'm sure that deep in his heart
00:23:51 You eat alone.
00:34:35 Rather.
00:40:00 I ain't gonna cut my throat, if that's what's worryin' you.
00:46:59 Only for about a year or so and then I want him back.
00:51:58 I only loaned you my canary!
01:00:51 Tried to get rid of him as late as last Friday.
01:06:09 - We'll just have to wait. - Wait?
01:12:01 Well...
01:16:32 Go ahead, Warden.
01:20:09 How? Bob, you know I'd do anything.
01:24:31 I'll report the minutes of our conference to Mr MacLeod.
01:29:17 I knew nothing of it.
01:36:28 Is it baloney or does it amount to anything?
01:40:39 Bob, come on, wake up.
01:47:42 Do the children enjoy living here?
01:52:35 All the elements of a best seller, eh, Father?
01:57:16 That's why you're a failure, Harvey.
02:02:20 Don't waste 'em waitin' for a lifer.
02:11:07 Snap out of it, you punchy old bum!
02:17:54 Sir, you gonna take the word of one convict?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,341
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:01:57
Final line02:17:54
Production Record
DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,650,000
Revenue$3,100,000
IMDb votes20,208