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A group of Confederate soldiers hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.

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William
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Sam
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Annabelle
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Clyde
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Father
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Joseph
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Todd
Harris Mann ...
Jeffy Hollister
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Girl Ghost
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Black Woman
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Hysterical Man
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Kormer
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MacCready
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Johnson
Steve Green ...
Boy Ghost
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Blonde Soldier (as Douglas Griffin)
Drew Hall ...
Confederate Shooter in Town #2
Evan Hipps ...
Dead Boy
Sydney Jones ...
Heavily Bandaged Man
Terry Jones ...
Weeping Mother
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Captain (as Daniel Tucker Kamin)
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Buck Toothed Soldier
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Elderly Teller
Ken McGhee ...
Confererate Shooter in Town #1
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Preacher / Old Man
Sam Rhymes ...
Skinned Slave
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Tall Soldier
Terrie Thompson ...
Mother
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Young Teller
Allan B. Holt ...
Bank Security Guard
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robbie ...
Dog

Directed by

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Alex Turner

Written by

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Simon Barrett ... (written by)

Produced by

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Simon Barrett ... co-producer
Barry Brooker ... executive producer
Jim Busfield ... co-producer
David Hillary ... producer
D. Scott Lumpkin ... co-executive producer (as Scott Lumpkin) / line producer (as Scott Lumpkin)
Timothy Wayne Peternel ... producer (as Timothy Peternel)
Ash R. Shah ... producer (as Ash Shah)
Sundip R. Shah ... executive producer (as Sundip Shah)
Laura Warner ... associate producer
Isaiah Washington ... co-producer
Douglas Wroan ... associate producer (as Doug Wroan)

Music by

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Peter C. Lopez ... (as Peter Lopez)

Cinematography by

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Steve Yedlin ... director of photography

Editing by

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Brian Anton

Editorial Department

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Marie Hélène Desbiens ... negative cutter (as Marie Helene Desbiens)
Bob Fredrickson ... color timer
Brian Kibbie ... negative cutter (as Brian Kibbe)
John Sellars ... colorist

Casting By

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Shannon Makhanian

Production Design by

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Leslie Keel

Set Decoration by

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Chris Maynard

Costume Design by

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Michael T. Boyd

Makeup Department

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Christopher Burdett ... creature effects designer
Keith Christensen ... conceptual designer: Almost Human Inc.
Jason Collins ... supervisor: Almost Human, Inc.
Timothy Considine ... on-set makeup artist / special makeup effects artist
Robert Hall ... effects makeup designer / special makeup effects artist
Allan B. Holt ... special makeup effects artist
Dean Jones ... key makeup artist
Debbie Mezera ... office manager: Almost Human Inc
James Ojala ... lab technician: Almost Human
Darnell Shepherd ... hair/lab technician: Almost Human, Inc.
Cerina Silvestro ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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D. Scott Lumpkin ... unit production manager
Douglas Salkin ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Nicholas Lee ... first assistant director
Tony Niknejadi ... second second assistant director
Colleen Casey Shariat ... second assistant director (as Colleen Casey)

Art Department

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Gino Azurmendi ... on-set dresser
David Betancourt ... carpenter
Margaret Broach ... art intern
Matthew Browning ... art production intern
Christopher Burdett ... conceptual designer
Keith Christensen ... conceptual designer
Christopher Dumas ... set dresser
Sacha A. Dzuba ... set dresser
Jonathon Fuller ... sculptor
April Glover ... set dresser
Tom Humphrey ... property master
Bill Johnson ... props: dead horses
Elvis Jones ... key mechanical designer
Bruce Larsen ... props: dead horses
David Meng ... sculptor
Kevin Naugle ... additional set dresser
Michelle Rolland ... assistant property master
Joachim Seisay ... storyboard artist

Sound Department

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Mick Davies ... additional boom operator (as Michael B. Davies)
Brendan Davis ... boom operator
Christopher Eakins ... sound effects editor / supervising sound editor
Marshall Garlington ... re-recording mixer
Bill Henderson ... sound re-recording engineer
Melissa Lee ... foley assistant
Jamie Lin ... foley editor
John Marquis ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Whit Norris ... sound mixer
Eryne Prine ... foley supervisor
Pablo Solorzano ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Shane Stott ... sound assistant
Ken Teaney ... re-recording mixer

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Jimmie Bradford ... physical effects (as Jimmy Bradford)
Mack Chapman ... physical effects coordinator
Scotty Fields ... mold maker (as Scott Fields)
Allan B. Holt ... puppeteer
Mi Na Jeong ... programmer
Elvis Jones ... animatronics: Almost Human
James Ojala ... mold maker
Min Su Park ... special effects director
Brian Rae ... mold maker

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Jong Han Kim ... lead programmer
Min Hee Lee ... compositor
Seung Yong Lee ... lead compositor
Youngki Lee ... visual effects (as Youn Gki Lee)
Sung Oh Moon ... animator
Mi Sun Park ... compositor
Min Su Park ... visual effects

Stunts

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Robert Lewis Cain ... utility stunts
Christopher Dumas ... stunt double
Billy L. 'Butch' Frank ... utility stunts (as Billy 'Butch' Frank)
Dorsey Jacks ... stunt actor
Mikal Kartvedt ... stunts: fight scene
Doug Sloan ... stunt coordinator
C.J. Staats ... utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Adrian Arangua ... grip
Lou Chanatry ... director of photography: second unit
Layne Chaney ... crane grip
Colby Damazio ... grip
Eric Damazio ... key grip
Billy L. 'Butch' Frank ... gang boss
Chris Furukawa-Burgon ... electrician (as Chris Burgon)
Larry Gianneschi IV ... second assistant camera
Shawn Green ... best boy electric
Shawn Greene ... best boy electric
Vesa Holle ... gaffer
Douglas Kirkland ... still photographer
Greg Lomas ... dolly grip
Cesar Gustavo Quintanilla ... best boy grip (as Cesar G. Quintanilla)
Jonathan E. Robinson ... assistant camera
Michael Weeks ... electrician (as Mike Weeks)
Wade Whitley ... first assistant camera

Animation Department

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Jae Lyoung Choi ... animator
Man Hong Han ... animator
Hyun Jin Kim ... animator

Casting Department

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Jennifer Goldstein ... casting associate
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Joshua Kopple ... local casting
Shannon Makhanian ... casting
Suzanne Massingill ... local casting
Laura Warner ... local casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ingrid Armstead ... seamstress
Sacha A. Dzuba ... wardrobe
Al Frisch ... costume supervisor
Garrett W. Roberts ... key costumer

Location Management

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Mitch Bryars Jr. ... assistant location manager
Horst Sarubin ... location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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K. Lynn Martin ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Mike Coley ... driver
Ricky Damazio ... transportation coordinator
Rooster Layton ... transportation captain
George Mills ... transportation
John H. Stephens ... driver

Additional Crew

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Steve Berman ... completion guarantor: Film Finances
J.T. Bush ... production assistant
Rob Cain ... animal wrangler
Timothy Considine ... puppeteer
Sacha A. Dzuba ... production assistant
Mary Florian ... intern
Ashley Givens ... production secretary
Dale Hall ... intern
Drew Hall ... key set production assistant
Joshua Kopple ... assistant to director
Chris Lumpkin ... set production assistant
Maggie Means ... production accountant
William R. Moncrief ... production assistant
Aaron Moring ... intern
Holly Murray ... production assistant
Karen Payne ... assistant production coordinator
Ricky T. Pickerin ... animal trainer
Aaron Pinhas ... production assistant
Sam Rhymes ... craft service
Erin Sarofsky ... main title designer
Doug Sloan ... head animal wrangler
James Smotherman ... security chief
C.J. Staats ... wrangler
Deborah Taylor ... production coordinator (as Deborah J. Taylor)
Douglas Wroan ... production attorney
Tara Kleinpeter ... stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks

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Mike Dow ... special thanks: City of Mobile (as mayor Mike Dow)
Tommy Fell ... special thanks: Alabama Film Office
Eva Golson ... special thanks: Mobile Film Office
Brenda Hobbie ... special thanks: Alabama Film Office
Ken McGhee ... special thanks: Civil War Reenactors
Courtney Murphy ... special thanks: Alabama Film Office
John Pafenbach ... special thanks: City of Mobile
Sandy Smith ... special thanks: Monroeville Chamber of Commerce
Neal Wade ... special thanks: Alabama Development Office
Dan Walton ... thanks
Russell Wimberly ... special thanks: South Alabama Regional Planning Commission

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Plot Summary

In Civil War-era Alabama, a band of outlaws takes refuge at an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank that held a cache of Confederate gold. Led by William, the group includes Sam, Todd, Annabelle, Clyde and Joseph. They intend to flee to Mexico, but nightfall and a thunderstorm force the robbers to remain in place. As the night wears on, each member of the group begins to have visions of the atrocities that occurred within the house. As supernatural forces begin to manifest themselves, the six turn on one another. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines There are worse things than dying See more »
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Also Known As
  • Dead Birds - Im Haus des Grauens (Germany)
  • Gritos de muerte (Spain)
  • Мертвые пташки (Russia)
  • Мъртви птици (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Martwe ptaki (Poland)
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Runtime
  • 91 min
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Budget $1,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The town scenes were shot on the old sets of 'Tim Burton''s Big Fish (2003). See more »
Goofs When the soldiers arrive at the house before they enter it is daylight. In the next scene when they enter the house, it is pitch black. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Making 'Dead Birds' (2005). See more »
Quotes [on finding all their horses butchered]
[chuckles in despair]
Todd: Well... It looks like/I guess...
[bellows]
Todd: I'M WALKING THEN/OUT OF HERE!
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