Birdman Of Alcatraz Script

Script by:Thomas E. Gaddis (Novel), Guy Trosper (Screenplay)
Directed by:John Frankenheimer
Year:1962

Plot: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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One Eyed Jacks Script

Script by:Charles Neider (Novel), Guy Trosper (Screenplay), Calder Willingham (Screenplay)
Directed by:Marlon Brando
Year:1961

Plot:Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Script

Script by:John le Carré (Novel), Paul Dehn (Screenplay), Guy Trosper (Screenplay)
Directed by:Martin Ritt
Year:1965

Plot:British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the cold war during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
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