The Birds

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American film film horror film suspense film

The Birds is a 1963 suspense-horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its terrifying depiction of unexplained bird attacks on a coastal town and its pioneering use of special effects and sound design.

Aliases (1)

The Birds (short story) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → film → horror film → suspense film →
aspectOf	New Hollywood precursor →
award	Academy Award nomination for Best Special Effects →
basedOn	The Birds (short story) →
basedOnAuthor	Daphne du Maurier →
character	Annie Hayworth → Lydia Brenner → Melanie Daniels → Mitch Brenner →
cinematographyBy	Robert Burks →
colorProcess	Technicolor →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Alfred Hitchcock →
distributedIn	North America → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
distributor	Universal Pictures →
editedBy	George Tomasini →
filmingLocation	Bodega Bay, California → San Francisco, California →
genre	horror → suspense → thriller →
hasTheme	nature turning against humanity → unexplained terror →
MPAARating	PG-13 (later home video rating) →
musicBy	Bernard Herrmann (sound consultant) →
notableFor	depiction of unexplained bird attacks → innovative sound design → pioneering use of special effects →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	Alfred Hitchcock filmography →
producer	Alfred Hitchcock →
productionCompany	Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions → Universal Pictures NERFINISHED →
releaseDate	1963-03-28 →
releaseFormat	theatrical film →
releaseYear	1963 →
runtime	approximately 119 minutes →
screenwriter	Evan Hunter →
setting	Bodega Bay, California →
starring	Jessica Tandy NERFINISHED → Rod Taylor → Suzanne Pleshette → Tippi Hedren → Veronica Cartwright →
timePeriodOfSetting	contemporary early 1960s →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alfred Hitchcock → Jessica Tandy →	notableWork
The Birds ("The Birds (short story)") →	basedOn
Alfred Hitchcock →	directed