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The Birds

7.5

Released March 28, 1963Runtime 2h 0min

...and remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $2,500,000
Revenue: $11,500,000
Profit/Loss: $9,000,000

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Cast

Tippi HedrenMelanie Daniels

Rod TaylorMitch Brenner

Jessica TandyLydia Brenner

Suzanne PleshetteAnnie Hayworth

Veronica CartwrightCathy Brenner

Ethel GriffiesMrs. Bundy

Charles McGrawSebastian Sholes

Ruth McDevittMrs. MacGruder

Lonny ChapmanDeke Carter

Joe MantellTraveling Salesman at Diner's Bar

Doodles WeaverFisherman Helping with Rental Boat

Malcolm AtterburyDeputy Al Malone

John McGovernPostal Clerk

Karl SwensonDrunken Doomsayer in Diner

Richard DeaconMitch's City Neighbor

Elizabeth WilsonHelen Carter

Bill QuinnSam

Doreen LangHysterical Mother in Diner

Alfred HitchcockPet Store Customer (uncredited)

Morgan BrittanyBrunette Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Darlene ConleyWaitress (uncredited)

Betsy HaleLittle Girl (uncredited)

Dal McKennonSam the Cook (uncredited)

Mike MonteleoneGas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Renn ReedGirl at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Arnold RobertsTownsman (uncredited)

Jeannie RussellSchool Child (uncredited)

Rory StevensScared Boy in Diner (uncredited)

Crew

Alfred HitchcockDirector

Lois ThurmanScript Supervisor

James H. BrownAssistant Director

Evan HunterScreenplay

Daphne du MaurierShort Story

Alfred HitchcockProducer

Norman DemingProduction Manager

Robert BurksDirector of Photography

George TomasiniEditor

Robert F. BoyleProduction Design

George MiloSet Decoration

Edith HeadCostume Design

Virginia DarcyHairstylist

Waldon O. WatsonSound Recordist

William RussellSound Recordist

Larry HamptonSpecial Effects

Bernard HerrmannMusic Consultant

Howard SmitMakeup Artist

Rita RiggsWardrobe Supervisor

James S. PollakTitle Designer

Ub IwerksVisual Effects

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Reviews

Birds of a different feather do indeed flock together. The Birds is directed by Alfred Hitchcock and adapted to screenplay by Evan Hunter from the story of the same name written by Daphne du Maurier. It stars Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright and E...

Certainly has some creepy imagery and the acting was mostly passable, and I guess it works as a B-movie horror-thriller, but I never really found the birds all that terrifying. Probably the lower end of the Hitchcock movies I've seen. **3.25/5**

by RetroSpyGadget

Terrific horror film! Terrific film! But my impression is that The Birds is not really about the birds. To me this movie is all about the characters, their stories and finding something they didn't expect to find in each others. They felt real to me, they evolved and changed alongside their relatio...