The Birds (1963)

Birds inexplicably turn against man and begin attacking the small community of Bodega Bay, in Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense classic.

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic finds our feathered friends turning against man, as they attack the sleepy Californian community of Bodega Bay. From this unusual premise, and most unlikely of antagonists, Hitchcock crafts a masterful, thrillingly suspenseful tale with special effects that remain disturbingly convincing today.

1963 USA
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Evan Hunter
Featuring
Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette
Running time
119 minutes

Ranked in The Greatest Films of All Time poll

Sight and Sound

Who voted for The Birds

Critics

Ian Aitken
Hong Kong
Eurico de Barros
Portugal
Lucy Bolton
UK
Jonathan Coe
UK
Pierre Eisenreich
France
Leonardo García Tsao
Mexico
Caden Mark Gardner
USA
A. S. Hamrah
USA
Rainer Knepperges
Germany
Leandro Listorti
Argentina
Luis Miranda
Spain
Kim Morgan
USA
Javier Porta Fouz
Argentina
John Powers
USA
Alex Ramon
Poland/UK
Keith Uhlich
USA

Directors

Sean Durkin
USA

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