- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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5 out of 5
This Hitchcock classic somehow strayed from favour for a while, yet in the realm of popular mythology it is now rivalled only by Vertigo or Psycho. Set in the remote California coastal town of Bodega Bay, the story concerns a small group of unsatisfied creatures. Two women and a young girl are all fixed on one man (Rod Taylor), and when a fourth (Tippi Hedren) arrives from San Francisco with a certain determination in her heart, a menacing populace of birds descends on the town, wreaking terror and havoc, right up until the film's inscrutable ending. But, as ever, Hitchcock is also having a laugh.
Plot Summary
Classic chiller starring Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor. A chance meeting in a San Francisco pet shop impels wealthy playgirl Melanie Daniels to track down lawyer Mitch Brenner at his mother's home in Bodega Bay, 70 miles away. As a gift, she takes a pair of lovebirds with her. This seemingly innocuous act unleashes the forces of nature in an unexpected and terrifying way as Bodega Bay becomes prey to "the Birds".
Cast and crew
Cast
- Mitch Brenner
- Rod Taylor
- Melanie Daniels
- Tippi Hedren
- Lydia Brenner
- Jessica Tandy
- Annie Hayworth
- Suzanne Pleshette
- Cathy Brenner
- Veronica Cartwright
- Mrs Bundy
- Ethel Griffies
- Sebastian Sholes
- Charles McGraw
- Mrs MacGruder
- Ruth McDevitt
- Traveling salesman
- Joe Mantell
- Hysterical woman
- Doreen Lang
- Deputy Al Malone
- Malcolm Atterbury
- Drunk
- Karl Swenson
- Helen Carter
- Elizabeth Wilson
- Deke Carter
- Lonny Chapman
- Fisherman
- Doodles Weaver
- Postal clerk
- John McGovern
- Man in elevator
- Richard Deacon
Crew
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
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