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
Tippi Hedren
Melanie Daniels
Rod Taylor
Mitch Brenner
Jessica Tandy
Lydia Brenner
Suzanne Pleshette
Annie Hayworth
Veronica Cartwright
Cathy Brenner
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Bundy
Charles McGraw
Sebastian Sholes
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. MacGruder
Lonny Chapman
Deke Carter
Joe Mantell
Le voyageur de commerce au bar
Doodles Weaver
Le pêcheur qui aide à la location de bateau
Malcolm Atterbury
Deputy Al Malone
John McGovern
Postal Clerk
Karl Swenson
Le prophète de malheur ivre au bar
Richard Deacon
Mitch's City Neighbor
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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