

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
Direction
Hitchcock builds dread with zero musical score.
Practical Effects
Real birds, real terror, absolutely unhinged production.
Sound
Electronic bird screeches replaced traditional orchestra entirely.

Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hitchcock reportedly spent $200,000 on mechanical birds and real avian actors, with Tippi Hedren actually injured by gulls in the attic scene.
The film invented the 'nature strikes back' subgenre years before Jaws, and Hedren's bleach-blonde look became instantly iconic despite the production's genuine trauma.
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