"Epic double feature"--Container. Birdman of Alcatraz: originally produced as a motion picture in 1962 (number 1001580) Elmer Gantry: originally produced as a motion picture in 1960 (number 1001582) Birdman of Alcatraz: Based on the book of the same title by Tom Gaddis. Elmer Gantry: Based on the book of the same title by Sinclair Lewis. Birdman of Alcatraz: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Betty Field, Telly Savalas, Edmond O'Brien. Elmer Gantry: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Dean Jagger, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Patti Page.
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Birdman of Alcatraz / United Artists Pictures Inc. ; Harold Hecht presents ; screenplay by Guy Trosper ; produced by Stuart Millar and Guy Trosper ; directed by John Frankenheimer (1962, 149 min.) -- Elmer Gantry / United Artists Pictures Inc. ; produced by Bernard Smith ; screenplay written and directed by Richard Brooks (1960, 147 min.)
Summary:
Birdman of Alcatraz: The true story of a convicted killer who avoids the depths of despair by becoming a world-renowned authority on birds during his imprisonment. Elmer Gantry: One man's fervent pursuit of wealth and power leads him to religion for profit in the evangelist tents of the 1920's Midwestern Corn Belt.
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