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Rod Taylor | ... |
Mitch Brenner
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Jessica Tandy | ... |
Lydia Brenner
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Suzanne Pleshette | ... |
Annie Hayworth
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Tippi Hedren | ... |
Melanie Daniels
(as 'Tippi' Hedren)
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Veronica Cartwright | ... |
Cathy Brenner
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Ethel Griffies | ... |
Mrs. Bundy
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Charles McGraw | ... |
Sebastian Sholes
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Ruth McDevitt | ... |
Mrs. MacGruder
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Lonny Chapman | ... |
Deke Carter
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Joe Mantell | ... |
Traveling Salesman at Diner's Bar
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Doodles Weaver | ... |
Fisherman Helping with Rental Boat
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Malcolm Atterbury | ... |
Deputy Al Malone
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John McGovern | ... |
Postal Clerk
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Karl Swenson | ... |
Drunken Doomsayer in Diner
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Richard Deacon | ... |
Mitch's City Neighbor
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Elizabeth Wilson | ... |
Helen Carter
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Bill Quinn | ... |
Sam
(as William Quinn)
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Doreen Lang | ... |
Hysterical Mother in Diner
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Shirley Blackwell | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Morgan Brittany | ... |
Brunette Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)
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Darlene Conley | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Valerie Ferdin | ... |
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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Leonard P. Geer | ... |
Man attacked at Phone Booth (uncredited)
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Betsy Hale | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Man Walking Dogs Out of Pet Shop (uncredited)
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Dal McKennon | ... |
Sam the Cook (uncredited)
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Mike Monteleone | ... |
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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Bob Morgan | ... |
Farmhand (uncredited)
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Renn Reed | ... |
Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)
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Leoda Richards | ... |
Pet Shop Customer (uncredited)
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Arnold Roberts | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jeannie Russell | ... |
School Child (uncredited)
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Bill Scully | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Rory Stevens | ... |
Scared Boy in Diner (uncredited)
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Tomm Wells | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Mitch Zanich | ... |
The Tides Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
Daphne Du Maurier | ... | (from the story by) |
Evan Hunter | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Robert Burks | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
George Tomasini |
Editorial Department
Bud Hoffman | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Robert F. Boyle | ... | (as Robert Boyle) |
Set Decoration by
George Milo |
Makeup Department
Virginia Darcy | ... | hair stylist |
Howard Smit | ... | makeup |
Production Management
Norman Deming | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James H. Brown | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Duane Alt | ... | illustrator (uncredited) |
Will Ferrell | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Harold Michelson | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Remi Gassmann | ... | electronic sound production and composition |
Bernard Herrmann | ... | sound consultant |
William Russell | ... | sound recordist |
Oskar Sala | ... | electronic sound production and composition |
Waldon O. Watson | ... | sound recordist |
James V. Swartz | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Larry Hampton | ... | special effects (as Lawrence A. Hampton) |
Clarence Champagne | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Marcel Delgado | ... | special effects: bird prop creator (uncredited) |
Dave Fleischer | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Chuck Gaspar | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Petro Vlahos | ... | special effects engineer (uncredited) |
Don Wolz | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Ub Iwerks | ... | special photographic advisor |
Albert Whitlock | ... | pictorial designs |
Bob Broughton | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Scott Dougherty | ... | digital restoration producer: Cinesite (uncredited) |
Roswell A. Hoffmann | ... | second unit matte photography (uncredited) |
Jerry Pooler | ... | digital restoration supervisor (uncredited) |
Tiffany Smith Llorens | ... | digital restoration coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited) |
Stunts
Leonard P. Geer | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Sol Gorss | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Rosemary Johnston | ... | stunt double: Tippy Hedron (uncredited) |
Dean Smith | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Greene | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Vic Jones | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Leonard J. South | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edith Head | ... | costume designer: Tippi Hedren |
Rita Riggs | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
Lois Thurman | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Ray Berwick | ... | trainer of the birds |
James S. Pollak | ... | titles |
Peggy Robertson | ... | assistant: Mr. Hitchcock |
John 'Bud' Cardos | ... | bird wrangler (uncredited) |
Lillian Michelson | ... | researcher (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1963) (United States) (theatrical)
- Empire Universal Films (1963) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1963) (Mexico) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corp. de México)
- Rank Film Distributors (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1963) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1963) (France) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1963) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Universal Films Española (1963) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Universal-International (1963) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Väinän Filmi (1963) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Universal Films Argentina (1963) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Universal Films of India (1963) (India) (theatrical)
- Universal International Pictures (UI) (1963) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1963) (Australia) (theatrical)
- CTV Television Network (1967) (Canada) (tv)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1968) (United States) (tv)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1973) (Japan) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1974) (Finland) (tv)
- DiscoVision (1979) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- CIC Video (1980) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (1980) (Australia) (VHS) (as Rigby-CIC Video)
- MCA Videocassette (1980) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Farah Film Production (1981) (France) (VHS)
- MCA Videodisc Inc. (1983) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- CIC Victor Video (1985) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA Home Video (1985) (Canada) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- TF1 (1985) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- CIC Victor Video (1986) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- CIC Victor Video (1990) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS) (for MCA Home Video)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS) (for MCA Home Video)
- M6 (1997) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Nelonen (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- Carlotta Films (1999) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- RCA (II) (United States) (video) (CED VideoDisc)
- Universal Pictures Video (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Mexico) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Home Video (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- ARTE (2004) (France) (tv)
- Télé Monte Carlo (2004) (Monaco) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Greece) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Mexico) (Blu-ray)
- Ava (2011) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Fathom Events (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release: 50th Anniversary)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (100th Anniversary Collection)
- Seven Films (2013) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release: 50th Anniversary)
- Sub (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2013) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Ciné-Sorbonne (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Peacock (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2021) (Netherlands) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2023) (France) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- CIC Video (Finland) (VHS)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- MonsterVision (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Berliner Synchron (German dubbing)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with AFL-CIO)
- John Deere (acknowledgement)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Melanie Daniels is the modern rich socialite, part of the jet-set who always gets what she wants. When lawyer Mitch Brenner sees her in a pet shop, he plays something of a practical joke on her, and she decides to return the favor. She drives about an hour north of San Francisco to Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends the weekends with his mother Lydia and younger sister Cathy. Soon after her arrival, however, the birds in the area begin to act strangely. A seagull attacks Melanie as she is crossing the bay in a small boat, and then, Lydia finds her neighbor dead, obviously the victim of a bird attack. Soon, birds in the hundreds and thousands are attacking anyone they find out of doors. There is no explanation as to why this might be happening, and as the birds continue their vicious attacks, survival becomes the priority. Written by garykmcd |
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Taglines | Based on Daphne Du Maurier's classic suspense story! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | When audiences left the U.K. premiere at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London, they were greeted by the sound of screeching and flapping birds from loudspeakers hidden in the trees to scare them further. See more » |
Goofs | After two birds break the glass on the phone booth, it appears that the glass isn't shattered when Melanie is grabbed out of it. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Cada ver es... (1981). See more » |
Soundtracks | Rissle-dy, Rossle-dy See more » |
Crazy Credits | There were no ending credits. And in the opening credits the title "THE BIRDS" was slowly pecked away by the passing crows. See more » |
Quotes |
Mother in Diner:
[to Melanie]
Why are they doing this? Why are they doing this? They said when you got here the whole thing started. Who are you? What are you? Where did you come from? I think you're the cause of all of this. I think you're evil. EVIL! See more » |