The Birds
“...and remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!”
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
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Part of The Birds Collection
2 films
Cast
28 people
Tippi Hedren
Melanie Daniels
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Rod Taylor
Mitch Brenner
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Jessica Tandy
Lydia Brenner
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Suzanne Pleshette
Annie Hayworth
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Veronica Cartwright
Cathy Brenner
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Ethel Griffies
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Billy Liar
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Charles McGraw
Sebastian Sholes
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Ruth McDevitt
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
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Lonny Chapman
Deke Carter
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Take the Money and Run
The Hunted
Joe Mantell
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Chinatown
Marty
Doodles Weaver
Le pêcheur qui aide à la location de bateau
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Malcolm Atterbury
Deputy Al Malone
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Alfred Hitchcock Director · Evan Hunter Screenplay Daphne du Maurier Author
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $2.5M · United States release March 28, 1963
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$11,500,000
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 28, 1963
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · January 1, 1991
Physical · VHS
United States
March 29, 1963 · Theatrical
January 6, 1968 · TV · NBC
January 1, 1995 · Physical · VHS
Australia
September 6, 1963 · Theatrical
August 6, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Brazil
January 1, 1964 · Theatrical
Canada
December 30, 1967 · TV · CTV
Denmark
June 5, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
November 8, 1963 · Theatrical
France
September 6, 1963 · Theatrical
September 25, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 4, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 28, 2018 · Theatrical · re-release
November 30, 2018 · Digital
June 9, 2021 · Physical · 4k UHD
December 3, 2021 · Digital · Salto
September 18, 2022 · TV · Arte
February 21, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
February 22, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
September 20, 1963 · Theatrical
Greece
December 21, 1963 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 22, 1963 · Theatrical
Italy
October 31, 1963 · Theatrical
Japan
July 20, 1963 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 5, 2003 · TV · Net 5
February 17, 2011 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Poland
May 1, 1965 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 20, 1964 · Theatrical
Romania
September 9, 1970 · Theatrical · la cinematografele „Luceafărul” și Grădina „Doina” din capitală
Slovakia
December 28, 1996 · TV · TV Markíza
South Korea
July 20, 1966 · Theatrical
August 4, 2016 · Limited theatrical
Spain
October 7, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
October 25, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
March 25, 2006 · TV · TV3
Sweden
September 16, 1963 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 5, 2021 · Digital
United Kingdom
September 10, 1963 · Theatrical
April 3, 1987 · Physical
July 24, 2012 · Limited theatrical · re-release
October 4, 2012 · Physical
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