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The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released by Universal Pictures. Loosely based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, it focuses on a series of sudden and unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California, over the course of a few ...
- The Birds
"The Birds" is a horror story by the British writer Daphne...
- Bodega Bay, California
Film locations. Bodega Bay has served as a location for...
- Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright (born April 20, 1949) is a British-born...
- Tippi Hedren
Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an...
- Doodles Weaver
Winstead Sheffield "Doodles" Weaver (May 11, 1911 – January...
- Cameos
In one of his trademark cameos, Hitchcock (right) boards the...
- The Birds
With Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren. A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 5 min
The Birds (1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Synopsis. Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) is a young San Francisco socialite whose wealthy father owns a large newspaper. As the film opens, Melanie is visiting a pet shop to buy a mynah bird for her aunt. While in the pet shop, she meets a man named Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) who mistakes her for a shop clerk.
Proving once again that build-up is the key to suspense, Alfred Hitchcock successfully turned birds into some of the most terrifying villains in horror history. Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren ...
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- Alfred Hitchcock
- PG-13
- Rod Taylor
Academy Award nominations. Special effects. Lee Pfeiffer. The Birds, American thriller film, released in 1963, that was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and centres on a small northern California coastal town that is inexplicably attacked and rendered helpless by massive flocks of aggressive birds.
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Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. In a California coastal area, flocks of birds unaccountably make deadly attacks on humans. Cast & Crew. Read More. Alfred Hitchcock. Director. Rod Taylor. Mitch Brenner. Tippi Hedren. Melanie Daniels. Jessica Tandy. Mrs. Brenner. Suzanne Pleshette. Annie Hayworth.