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Bennett, Breen, and the Birdman of Alcatraz: A case study of collaborative censorship between the production code administration and the federal bureau of prisons (2016)
Journal Article
Eldridge, D. (2016). Bennett, Breen, and the Birdman of Alcatraz: A case study of collaborative censorship between the production code administration and the federal bureau of prisons. Film History, 28(2), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.2979/filmhistory.28.2.02

In bringing to the screen the life of murderer Robert Stroud in Birdman of Alcatraz (United Artists, 1962), filmmakers encountered official obstruction from the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, James V. Bennett. Campaigning for the release... Read More about Bennett, Breen, and the Birdman of Alcatraz: A case study of collaborative censorship between the production code administration and the federal bureau of prisons.