1962 · 2h 27m · Biography, Crime, Drama
Birdman of Alcatraz
Directed byJohn Frankenheimer
IMDb
7.8
21.6K votes
Metacritic
76
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
critics
Released Jul 4, 1962 by United Artists
Your rating
Rate
Same 100 point scale
Critics vs the crowd
Critics (Metacritic)76
Audience (IMDb x 10)78
Critics and audiences agree on this one.
Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Writers
- Guy TrosperThomas E. Gaddis
- Music
- Elmer Bernstein
- Cinematography
- Burnett Guffey
- Editing
- Edward Mann
- Producers
- Stuart MillarGuy Trosper
4 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1963Burt Lancaster
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1963Telly Savalas
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1963Thelma Ritter
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1963Burnett Guffey
Takes
On Birdman of Alcatraz
More from John Frankenheimer
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Critic scores and money from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).