The Birds (1963)
The Birds is a 1963 horror film from director Alfred Hitchcock, telling the tale of a small town in Northern California that is plagued by hundreds of violent birds. Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, and Jessica Tandy star in the film, which has since become one of Alfred Hitchcock's most iconic movies.
The Birds
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Release Date
- March 29, 1963
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Tippi Hedren , Suzanne Pleshette , Jessica Tandy , Veronica Cartwright , Rod Taylor
- Writers
- Evan Hunter
- Runtime
- 119 minutes
- Budget
- $2.5 million
Summary
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.
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