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The Birds


Date: 1963
Type: Drama / Suspense
Rating: 5 Stars 5/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock - Uncredited

Comment/Synopsis

Tippi Hedren goes to visit Rod Taylor and his mother (Jessica Tandy) in a small seaside town. However as soon as she arrives a bird attacks someone and then more and more arrive and attack more people. This is a classic Alfred Hitchcock drama of small town being terrorised by a flock of birds. The film is based on the novel by Daphne Du Maurier. This was Tippi Hedren's first film role. Unusually there is no incidental music through the film just the sound effects.

Actors


Rod TaylorRod Taylor
Tippi HedrenTippi Hedren
Jessica TandyJessica Tandy
Veronica CartwrightVeronica Cartwright
Ethel GriffiesEthel Griffies
Suzanna Pleshette
Charles McGrawCharles McGraw
Ruth McDevitt
Lonny Chapman

Oscars

Nomination - Effects
Production
Universal Pictures
Birds