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The Birds

1963·119 min

The Birds

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

HorrorThriller

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

Cast

Melanie Daniels

Mitch Brenner

Lydia Brenner

Suzanne Pleshette

Annie Hayworth

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Alfred Hitchcock

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The Birds (1963) is about thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

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Alfred Hitchcock directed The Birds (1963).

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