The Birds

A wealthy San Francisco socialite’s arrival to the small California costal town of Bodega Bay seems to trigger deadly mass bird attacks. Starring Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright and introducing Tippi Hedren. Special steel case edition

Sir Alfred Hitchcock revealed on The Dick Cavett Show (1968) that three thousand two hundred birds were trained for the movie. He said the ravens were the cleverest, and the seagulls were the most vicious.

Several endings were being considered. One that was considered would have shown the Golden Gate Bridge completely covered by birds.

Suzanne Pleshette accepted the supporting role of Annie Hayworth because the opportunity of working with Sir Alfred Hitchcock interested her. The part of the schoolteacher was originally written as a middle-aged woman who just lived in the community, but Hitchcock revised the script specifically for Pleshette, making the character much younger and adding backstory and depth. Hitchcock enjoyed working with her so much that he asked her to play Sir Sean Connery’s sister-in-law in Marnie (1964). Pleshette, who thought of herself as a leading lady rather than in supporting roles, quipped, ”Is the sister’s name ’Marnie’? I don’t think so! I don’t think that’s the lead!” Note: The role of the sister in law was played by Diane Baker.

Sir Alfred Hitchcock screentested Sandra Dee for the role of Melanie Daniels. Audrey Hepburn and Jill Ireland were also considered. Tippi Hedren ultimately was cast.

Sean Connery, Farley Granger and Cary Grant were considered for the Mitch Brenner role (played by Rod Taylor)

1963

PG-13

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Alfred Hitchcock

Robert

Movie

Alfred Hitchcock

1963

LC 3 S 2

94

7.6

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1.85:1

120

United States

1963-05-30

H.264 / AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10)

1080p

1.85:1

N/A

1

A

Snap Case

~$6.88

2026-03-24

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