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The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released by Universal Pictures and starring Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, and introducing Tippi Hedren in her film debut.
As the guests were waiting outside the building, they saw movie posters of Hitchcock's movies, including Rear Window, The Birds, Vertigo, Rope, and Psycho.The guests then entered the building, and they saw a big collage of props from Hitchcock's films, including a flock of crows from The Birds, a black telephone from Dial M for Murder, and a cymbal player from The Man Who Knew Too Much.
Studio publicity photo of Hitchcock in 1955. Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) [1] was an English director and filmmaker. Popularly known as the "Master of Suspense" for his use of innovative film techniques in thrillers, [1] [2] Hitchcock started his career in the British film industry as a title designer and art director for a number of silent films during the early 1920s.
The Birds II: Land's End is a 1994 American made-for-television horror film directed by Rick Rosenthal, credited to Alan Smithee. The film is a standalone sequel to the 1963 film The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The Birds II: Land's End stars Brad Johnson, Chelsea Field, and James Naughton.
Alfred Hitchcock was a famous director who has a great resume of films. He has acclaimed movies like Psycho and The Birds under his belt.
While promoting The Birds, Hitchcock was full of praise for his new protégée, and compared her to Grace Kelly. "Tippi has a faster tempo, city glibness, more humor [than Grace Kelly]. She displayed jaunty assuredness, pertness, an attractive throw of the head, and she memorized and read lines extraordinarily well and is sharper in expression."
Me and Hitch is a 1997 book that chronicles the relationship between writer Evan Hunter and director Alfred Hitchcock, beginning with their meeting in the summer of 1959 through April 1963. It focuses upon their successful collaboration on The Birds, and their ill-fated collaboration on Marnie.
Griffies appeared in numerous plays, making her theatre debut in London in 1899. After making brief cameos in films since 1917, she began a full career in the industry by 1930 with the film version of the play Old English. She went on to appear in more than 90 film and television roles, with her career lasting until her retirement in 1967.