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Birdman of Alcatraz(1962)In 1912, the notorious and violent prisoner Robert Franklin Stroud is transferred to the Leavenworth Prison convicted for murdering a man. When a guard cancels the visit of his mother Elizabeth Stroud due to a violation of the internal rules, he stabs and kills the guard and goes to trial three times. He is sentenced to be executed by the gallows, but his mother appeals to President Woodrow Wilson that commutes his sentence to life imprisonment. However, the warden Harvey Shoemaker decides to keep Stroud in the solitary for the rest of his life. One day, Stroud finds a sparrow that has fallen from the nest on the yard and he raises the bird until it is strong enough to fly. For more about Birdman of Alcatraz and the Birdman of Alcatraz Blu-ray release, see Birdman of Alcatraz Blu-ray Review published by Dr. Svet Atanasov on March 17, 2018 where this Blu-ray release scored 3.0 out of 5. Director: John Frankenheimer Writer: Guy Trosper Starring: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Betty Field, Telly Savalas, Neville Brand Producers: Stuart Millar, Guy Trosper, Harold Hecht » See full cast & crew Birdman of Alcatraz Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in an aspect ratio of 1.661:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Concorde Video. The release is sourced from the same MGM master that in the United States Olive Films and Twilight Time worked with when they prepared their local releases of the film. However, I decided to do some direct comparisons between this release and Olive Films' release and at least on my system this German release looks marginally softer. The discrepancy varies in different parts of the film, but even during some of the darkest footage -- such as the footage from the nighttime riot at the prison -- there is a pretty noticeable background flatness that isn't as pronounced on the Olive Films release (you can see the type of discrepancy I am trying to highlight if you compare screencapture #16 and the corresponding screencapture from our review of the U.S. release). During various close-ups of Burt Lancaster's face with more natural or artificial lighting the difference can also be spotted, though on a larger screen it is definitely more obvious. The rest of the native limitations that are detailed in the review of the recent U.S. release remain the same. All in all, if you are still trying to decide which release is the best one to pick up for your collection, I would urge you to consider the Olive Films release. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content). Birdman of Alcatraz Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 and German DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0. Optional German SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. Predictably, the quality of the lossless English track is identical to that of the lossless track from Olive Films' recent release of the film. The sound is nicely rounded and there is a good range of dynamics. It is possible that some extremely minor cosmetic improvements could be made if the audio is fully remastered again, but I believe that its basic qualities will remain the same.
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• Olive Films Announce February Titles - February 9, 2018 Independent distributors Olive Films have officially announced their February batch of Blu-ray titles, which includes: John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), John Sturges' The Hallelujah Trail (1965), Jim McBride's Great Balls of Fire! (1989), and Oscar ...
• Birdman of Alcatraz Blu-ray - March 1, 2016 German label Concorde Video will add to its Blu-ray catalog director John Frankenheimer's film Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), starring Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Betty Field, and Telly Savalas. The release will be available for purchase on April ...
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