The Birds (film)
1963 film by Alfred Hitchcock / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released by Universal Pictures. Loosely based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, it focuses on a series of sudden and unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California, over the course of a few days.
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Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
Screenplay by | Evan Hunter |
Based on | "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier |
Produced by | Alfred Hitchcock |
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Cinematography | Robert Burks |
Edited by | George Tomasini |
Production company | Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.3 million[1] |
Box office | $11.4 million[2] |
The film stars Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren in her screen debut, alongside Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Veronica Cartwright. The screenplay is by Evan Hunter, who was told by Hitchcock to develop new characters and a more elaborate plot while keeping du Maurier's title and concept of unexplained bird attacks.
At the 36th Academy Awards, Ub Iwerks was nominated for Best Special Effects for his work on the film. The award, however, went to the only other nominee, Emil Kosa Jr., for Cleopatra. Hedren won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress for her role in the film.
In 2016, The Birds was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry.[3][4]