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The Birds

...and remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!

7.5 / 10

120 minutes

1963-03-28

English

US

Actors :

Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Veronica Cartwright, Ethel Griffies, Charles McGraw, Ruth McDevitt, Lonny Chapman, Joe Mantell, Doodles Weaver, Malcolm Atterbury, John McGovern, Karl Swenson, Richard Deacon

Description

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

5/16/2024, 3:22:19 PM

Birds of a different feather do indeed flock together. The Birds is directed by Alfred Hitchcock and adapted to screenplay by Evan Hunter from the story of the same name written by Daphne du Maurier. It stars Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright and Ethel Griffies. Cinematography is by Robert Burks and editing by George Tomasini. Mother's love? Be...

JPV852

JPV852

6/23/2021, 3:58:44 PM

Certainly has some creepy imagery and the acting was mostly passable, and I guess it works as a B-movie horror-thriller, but I never really found the birds all that terrifying. Probably the lower end of the Hitchcock movies I've seen. **3.25/5**

RetroSpyGadget

RetroSpyGadget

6/23/2021, 5:08:45 PM

Terrific horror film! Terrific film! But my impression is that The Birds is not really about the birds. To me this movie is all about the characters, their stories and finding something they didn't expect to find in each others. They felt real to me, they evolved and changed alongside their relationship with each others. In the end, even though they are going through hell, they managed to find som...