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.
A prisoner stabs a man in the gut and kills him.
A prison riot breaks out in Alcatraz. Some men get shot. One yells in pain after getting shot in the gut.
profanity
A few h*lls and d*mns.
alcohol
One scene wear a prisoner gets drunk.\
Smoking throughout.
