The Birds (1963) - Credits and Details

The Birds Credits and Details

Directed by
	Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
	Daphne Du Maurier	...	from the story by
	Evan Hunter	...	screenplay by
Cast
	Rod Taylor	...	Mitch Brenner
	Jessica Tandy	...	Lydia Brenner
	Suzanne Pleshette	...	Annie Hayworth
	Tippi Hedren	...	Melanie Daniels (as 'Tippi' Hedren)
	Veronica Cartwright	...	Cathy Brenner
	Ethel Griffies	...	Mrs. Bundy
	Charles McGraw	...	Sebastian Sholes
	Ruth McDevitt	...	Mrs. MacGruder
	Lonny Chapman	...	Deke Carter
	Joe Mantell	...	Traveling Salesman at Diner's Bar
	Doodles Weaver	...	Fisherman Helping with Rental Boat
	Malcolm Atterbury	...	Deputy Al Malone
	John McGovern	...	Postal Clerk
	Karl Swenson	...	Drunken Doomsayer in Diner
	Richard Deacon	...	Mitch's City Neighbor
	Elizabeth Wilson	...	Helen Carter
	Bill Quinn	...	Sam (as William Quinn)
	Doreen Lang	...	Hysterical Mother in Diner
Uncredited Cast
	Shari Lee Bernath	...	Cathy's friend
	Shirley Blackwell	...	Townswoman
	Morgan Brittany	...	Brunette Girl at Birthday Party
	Cecil Combs	...	Dead man without eyes
	Darlene Conley	...	Waitress
	Valerie Ferdin	...	Schoolgirl
	Leonard P. Geer	...	Man attacked at Phone Booth
	Betsy Hale	...	Little Girl
	Alfred Hitchcock	...	Man Walking Dogs Out of Pet Shop
	Geoffrey Hitchcock	...	First Sealyham
	Stanley Hitchcock	...	Second Sealyham
	Dal McKennon	...	Sam the Cook
	Mike Monteleone	...	Gas Station Attendant
	Bob Morgan	...	George (Farmhand)
	Paul Palmer	...	Townsman
	Renn Reed	...	Girl at Birthday Party
	Leoda Richards	...	Pet Shop Customer
	Arnold Roberts	...	Townsman
	Jeannie Russell	...	School Child
	Bill Scully	...	Townsman
	Rory Stevens	...	Scared Boy in Diner
	Tomm Wells	...	Child
	Mitch Zanich	...	The Tides Restaurant Owner
Produced by
	Alfred Hitchcock	...	producer
Special Effects by
	Larry Hampton	...	special effects
	Clarence Champagne	...	special effects
	Marcel Delgado	...	special effects: bird prop creator
	Dave Fleischer	...	special effects
	Chuck Gaspar	...	special effects
	Petro Vlahos	...	special effects engineer
	Don Wolz	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Ub Iwerks	...	special photographic advisor
	Albert Whitlock	...	pictorial designs
	Bob Broughton	...	visual effects
	Scott Dougherty	...	digital restoration producer: Cinesite
	Roswell A. Hoffmann	...	second unit matte photography
	Jerry Pooler	...	digital restoration supervisor
	Tiffany Smith Llorens	...	digital restoration coordinator: Cinesite
Stunts
	Leonard P. Geer	...	stunts
	Sol Gorss	...	stunts
	Rosemary Johnston	...	stunt double: Tippy Hedron
	Dean Smith	...	stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	March 28, 1963
DVD Release:	March 28, 2000
Blu-ray Release:	September 25, 2012
Country:
Distributor:	Universal Studios
Websites:

Ratings
8.1 / 10	7.6 / 10	90 / 100

Production Companies
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Universal Pictures (presents)

Distributors
Universal Pictures (1963) (United States) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1968) (United States) (TV)
DiscoVision (1979) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
MCA Videocassette (1980) (United States) (Betamax) (VHS)
MCA Videodisc Inc. (1983) (United States) (laserdisc)
MCA Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (laserdisc)
MCA/Universal Home Video (1990) (United States) (for MCA Home Video) (VHS)
MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (United States) (for MCA Home Video) (VHS)
RCA (II) (United States) (CED VideoDisc) (video)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2011) (United States) (DVD)
Fathom Events (2012) (United States) (re-release: 50th Anniversary) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (100th Anniversary Collection) (Blu-ray)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Peacock (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (streaming) (TV)
Netflix (2025) (United States) (VOD) (video)
MonsterVision (United States) (TV)

Filming Locations
17110 Bodega Lane, Bodega, California, USA (schoolhouse)
835 Bay Hwy, Bodega Bay, California, USA (The Tides Restaurant)
Bloomfield, California, USA
Bodega Bay, California, USA (town exteriors)
California, USA
Colusa County, California, USA (Stock Footage)
Los Angeles, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Stage 28, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (Studio)
Stage 32, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Stage 44, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Union Square, San Francisco, California, USA
USA
Valley Ford, California, USA
Venice Canals, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

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