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a kennedy

(32,066 posts) Fri Sep 20, 2024, 10:58 AM Sep 20

Bird man of Alcatraz

92% tomatoes, 84% popcorn…….Black and white, forgot this was a pretty good movie with Burt Lancaster.

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Bird man of Alcatraz (Original Post) a kennedy Sep 20 OP

The movie is pretty good. The real bird man was not. keithbvadu2 Sep 20 #1

I was also going to say this. madaboutharry Sep 20 #2

Wow......never really knew this about him. Hanks for sharing. a kennedy Sep 20 #3

keithbvadu2

(40,087 posts)

1. The movie is pretty good. The real bird man was not.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2024, 12:14 PM

Sep 20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stroud

madaboutharry

(41,351 posts)

2. I was also going to say this.

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 20, 2024, 12:19 PM

Sep 20

Robert Stroud and the character played by Burt Lancaster were nothing alike. Stroud was a violent psychopath.
The Hollywood version of his story was sanitized to the maximum.

a kennedy

(32,066 posts)

3. Wow......never really knew this about him. Hanks for sharing.

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 20, 2024, 12:55 PM

Sep 20

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