Uniform Title |
Birds (Motion picture : 1963) |
Title |
The birds. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Pictures (Australasia), ©2010. |
©1963 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (115 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Universal Pictures : 9035589. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. |
Loosely based on the 1952 story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. |
Bonus material: All about The Birds - making of ; Tippi Hedren's screen test ; Universal news reel stories x 2 ; Theatrical trailer ; Storyboard sequence: deleted scene (script pages) ; Alternative ending (sketches and storyboards) ; Production photograph. |
Credits |
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, screenplay by Evan Hunter. |
Performers |
Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren. |
Summary |
In a Californian coastal area, flocks of birds unaccountably make deadly attacks on human beings. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono ; PAL ; Region 2, 4 ; Full frame 1.33:1. |
Language note |
English, German. Subtitles in German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Subjects |
Du Maurier, Daphne, -- 1907-1989 -- Film adaptations |
Birds -- Drama |
Animal attacks -- Drama |
Socialites -- Drama |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Bodega Bay (Calif.) -- Drama |
Genre |
Horror films |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 director. |
Hunter, Evan, 1926-2005 screenwriter. |
Taylor, Rod, 1930-2015 actor. |
Tandy, Jessica actor. |
Pleshette, Suzanne, 1937-2008 actor. |
Hedren, Tippi actor. |
Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989. Birds Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989. Birds .
- Hedren, Tippi .
- Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 .
- Hunter, Evan, 1926-2005 .
- Pleshette, Suzanne, 1937-2008 .
- Tandy, Jessica .
- Taylor, Rod, 1930-2015 .
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