Birdman of Alcatraz (
1962) | IMDb:
7.8
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.
Starring:
Burt Lancaster
,
Karl Malden
,
Thelma Ritter
,
Neville Brand
,
Betty Field
,
Telly Savalas
Picnic (
1955) | IMDb:
7
Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.
Starring:
William Holden
,
Kim Novak
,
Rosalind Russell
,
Betty Field
,
Susan Strasberg
,
Cliff Robertson
Produced by:
Fred Kohlmar