The Birds is a 1963 suspense horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on the 1952 novella The Birds by Daphne du Maurier. It depicts Bodega Bay, California which is, suddenly and for unexplained reasons, the subject of a series of widespread and violent bird attacks over the course of a few days. The screenplay was written by Evan Hunter. Though Hunter read Du Maurier's original novel, Hitchcock told him to forget it as all he wished...
Brenner and his mom get Melanie safely through the birds and to the car. He g...
Mitch listens to the radio in Melanie's car while considering driving her to ...
The birds broke into an upstairs room through the roof. Melanie went in to in...
Mitch is checking the windows. Mrs. Brenner is seated by the piano. Cathy is ...
When Brenner can't answer all of her questions his mother freaks out.
Brenner is doing everything he can to secure the house against the birds. Whe...
Melanie and Brenner go to Annie's to pick up Cathy. They find Annie dead in f...
Brenner escorts Melanie back into the dinner. All the women inside are huddle...
The birds attack a man pumping gas knocking him out. The gas runs across unde...
Mrs. Bundy makes light of Brenner's take on what he's experienced and believe...
Most of the people in the dinner are skeptical. They attribute the phenomenon...
Melanie insists the attacks came from different species. Mrs. Bundy counters ...
The children in the dinner have been listening to the conversation about the ...
After the Drunk quotes scripture prophesying the end of the world, the waitre...
While Melanie speaks with Brenner on the phone a man at the end of the lunch ...
While Melanie calls Brenner, Deke attempts to straighten Mrs. Bundy out.
Mrs. Bundy refutes to Deke and Melanie what Melanie has just experienced.
Mrs. Bundy overhears Melanie's phone conversation with her father in the dinn...
While waiting for Cathy outside the school, Melanie watches a large flock of ...
Mrs. Brenner seems to be on the verge of breaking down as she entertains the ...
Melanie prepares to exit Mrs. Brenner's room. She asks her ti stay and tells ...
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