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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 ...
- $11.4 million
- Alfred Hitchcock
- $3.3 million
- March 28, 1963
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.
- Lee Pfeiffer
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.
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TRAILER. Watchlist. Angry Birds. The Children. Birds. Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) meets Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) in a San Francisco pet store and decides to follow him home. She brings...
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- Alfred Hitchcock
- PG-13
- Rod Taylor
The Birds (1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
On its surface, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds narrates a tale of unexplained, violent attacks by birds in the tranquil setting of Bodega Bay, a picturesque coastal town. In this comforting northern California setting, nature’s whims, our society’s delicate balance, and a complex web of human connections all collide.
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.