The Birds (1963)★ 7.7/10
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Romance
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Written by: Daphne Du Maurier, Evan Hunter
When wealthy socialite Melanie Daniels follows lawyer Mitch Brenner to the coastal town of Bodega Bay for revenge, she and the townspeople become the targets of inexplicable and increasingly violent bird attacks.
- Original title
- The Birds
- Storyline
- Melanie Daniels, a wealthy San Francisco socialite with a taste for mischief, meets lawyer Mitch Brenner in a pet shop, where he plays a prank on her. Determined to get back at him, she follows him to the quiet town of Bodega Bay, where he spends weekends with his mother Lydia and young sister Cathy. Upon her arrival, Melanie is attacked by a seagull, the first of many increasingly violent bird attacks that soon terrorize the entire town.
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 · 222,274
- Companies
- Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Universal Pictures, Empire Universal Films, Rank Film Distributors, Société Anonyme Universal-Film, Universal Film, Universal Films Española, Universal-International, Väinän Filmi, Universal Films Argentina, Universal Films of India, Universal International Pictures (UI), Universal Pictures Proprietary, CTV Television Network, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Cinema International Corporation (CIC), Mainostelevisio (MTV3), DiscoVision, CIC Video, CIC-Taft Home Video, MCA Videocassette, Farah Film Production, Esselte Video, MCA Videodisc Inc., CIC Victor Video, MCA Home Video, TF1, Home Video Hellas (HVH), MCA/Universal Home Video
- Release dates
- CA March 28, 1963
- TR March 28, 1963
- US March 28, 1963
- LS March 29, 1963
- BM April 12, 1963
- CC May 5, 1963
- FR May 9, 1963
- JP July 5, 1963
- AR July 17, 1963
- MX July 18, 1963
- CO August 7, 1963
- ZA August 7, 1963
- GB August 29, 1963
- PE August 29, 1963
- DK September 2, 1963
- AT September 6, 1963
- AU September 6, 1963
- SE September 16, 1963
- BE September 20, 1963
- XWG September 20, 1963
- NO September 23, 1963
- BB October 7, 1963
- ES October 7, 1963
- HK October 10, 1963
- NU October 14, 1963
- PH October 14, 1963
- CW October 21, 1963
- BH October 23, 1963
- AS October 26, 1963
- FJ October 28, 1963
- BUMM October 29, 1963
- MM October 29, 1963
- IT October 31, 1963
- CL November 7, 1963
- FI November 8, 1963
- BW November 14, 1963
- NA November 14, 1963
- BO November 15, 1963
- CM November 15, 1963
- MH November 16, 1963
- GM November 19, 1963
- IE November 22, 1963
- BZ November 26, 1963
- FK December 4, 1963
- FO December 5, 1963
- AD December 10, 1963
- GN December 10, 1963
- GW December 10, 1963
- IQ December 12, 1963
- QA December 12, 1963
- LI December 14, 1963
- VG December 15, 1963
- GU December 20, 1963
- GR December 21, 1963
- MU December 22, 1963
- YE December 23, 1963
- NC December 24, 1963
- GP December 26, 1963
- BR January 1, 1964
- GF January 5, 1964
- IL January 11, 1964
- BI January 13, 1964
- AO April 30, 1964
- PF June 6, 1964
- IR November 4, 1964
- PT November 20, 1964
- KN December 23, 1964
- BT December 24, 1964
- MQ December 24, 1964
- DJ December 30, 1964
- XYU March 15, 1965
- PL May 1, 1965
- KR July 20, 1966
- NL March 22, 1969
- RO September 9, 1970
- RU October 21, 1994
- DE August 13, 1999
- RS February 28, 2007
- CN June 13, 2009
- IN November 6, 2013