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.
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| Directing | John Frankenheimer | Director |
| Writing | Thomas E. Gaddis | Novel |
| Writing | Guy Trosper | Screenplay |
| Production | Stuart Millar | Producer |
| Production | Harold Hecht | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Edward Mann | Editor |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Fernando Carrere | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | George Cooper | Sound Designer |
| Camera | John Alton | Director of Photography |
| Production | Guy Trosper | Producer |
| Production | Gilbert Kurland | Production Manager |
| Directing | David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Crew | James M. Falkinburg | Special Sound Effects |
| Crew | Robert A. Reich | Special Sound Effects |
| Camera | Richard H. Kline | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Harry Sundby | Electrician |
| Sound | Jack Hayes | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Camera | James Saper | Camera Operator |
