The birds

The birds

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Melanie Daniels is a beautiful blonde who arrives in Bodega Bay in pursuit of the handsome and eligible Mitch Brenner. But love is not the only thing in the air when thousands of birds descend upon the town, attacking and terrorizing its residents. Soon Melanie and Mitch are fighting for their lives...

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Main Authors: Gassmann, Remi (Composer), Sala, Oskar (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Other Authors: 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), Cartwright, Veronica (Actor), Griffies, Ethel, 1878-1975 (Actor), McGraw, Charles, 1914-1980 (Actor), McDevitt, Ruth, 1895-1976 (Actor), Chapman, Lonny, 1920-2007 (Actor), Mantell, Joe, 1915-2010 (Actor), Weaver, Doodles, 1911-1983 (Actor), Atterbury, Malcolm, 1907-1992 (Actor), McGovern, John, 1902-1985 (Actor), Swenson, Karl, 1908-1978 (Actor), Deacon, Richard, 1922-1984 (Actor), Wilson, Elizabeth, 1921-2015 (Actor), Quinn, Bill, 1912-1994 (Actor), Lang, Doreen, 1915-1999 (Actor), Burks, L. Robert, 1909-1968 (Cinematographer), Boyle, Robert (Robert F.) (Designer), Head, Edith (Costume designer), Tomasini, George (Film editor), Milo, George (Set designer), Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989
Format: Video
Language:English
French
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, c[2012]
Series:Alfred Hitchcock collection.
Subjects:
Birds > Behavior > Drama.
Human-animal relationships > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Horror films.
Feature films.
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Summary:Melanie Daniels is a beautiful blonde who arrives in Bodega Bay in pursuit of the handsome and eligible Mitch Brenner. But love is not the only thing in the air when thousands of birds descend upon the town, attacking and terrorizing its residents. Soon Melanie and Mitch are fighting for their lives against a deadly, unexplainable force in this spine-tingling portrait of nature at its most powerful and ruthless.
Item Description:Title from title screen.
"From a story by Daphne Du Maurier."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Re-issued as part of Universal Studio's 100th anniversary.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 2 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, dual layer format; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Robert Burks ; production designed by Robert Boyle ; assistant director, James H. Brown ; costumes designed by Edith Head ; edited by George Tomasini ; production manager, Norman Deming ; special effects, Lawrence A. Hampton ; set decoration, George Milo ; wardrobe supervisor, Rita Riggs ; electronic sound production and composition by Remi Gassmann and Oskar Sala ; sound consultant, Bernard Herrmann.

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