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Alfred Hitchcock's The birds /

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Melanie Daniels is a beautiful blonde who arrives in Bodega Bay in pursuit of the handsome and eligible Mitch Brenner. But love is not the only thing in the air when thousands of birds descend upon the town, attacking and terrorizing its residents. Soon Melanie and Mitch are fighting for their lives...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Birds (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Gassmann, Remi (Composer), Sala, Oskar (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (Director), Hunter, Evan, 1926-2005 (Screenwriter), Taylor, Rod, 1930-2015 (Actor), Tandy, Jessica (Actor), Pleshette, Suzanne, 1937-2008 (Actor), Hedren, Tippi (Actor), Cartwright, Veronica (Actor), Griffies, Ethel, 1878-1975 (Actor), McGraw, Charles, 1914-1980 (Actor), McDevitt, Ruth, 1895-1976 (Actor), Chapman, Lonny, 1920-2007 (Actor), Mantell, Joe, 1915-2010 (Actor), Weaver, Doodles, 1911-1983 (Actor), Atterbury, Malcolm, 1907-1992 (Actor), McGovern, John, 1902-1985 (Actor), Swenson, Karl, 1908-1978 (Actor), Deacon, Richard, 1922-1984 (Actor), Wilson, Elizabeth, 1921-2015 (Actor), Quinn, Bill, 1912-1994 (Actor), Lang, Doreen, 1915-1999 (Actor), Burks, Robert (Cinematographer), Boyle, Robert (Robert F.) (Designer), Head, Edith (Costume designer), Tomasini, George (Film editor), Milo, George (Set designer), Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language Notes:English or dubbed Spanish or French dialogue with optional Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012]
Edition:Limited ed.
Subjects:
Birds > Behavior > Drama.
Human-animal relationships > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Horror films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Melanie Daniels is a beautiful blonde who arrives in Bodega Bay in pursuit of the handsome and eligible Mitch Brenner. But love is not the only thing in the air when thousands of birds descend upon the town, attacking and terrorizing its residents. Soon Melanie and Mitch are fighting for their lives against a deadly, unexplainable force in this spine-tingling portrait of nature at its most powerful and ruthless.
Item Description:Based on a story by Daphne Du Maurier.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Edition statement from set container.
Special features: deleted scene ; the original ending ; 'The birds' Hitchcock's monster movie ; All about 'The birds' ; storyboard sequence ; Tippi Hendren's screen test ; Hitchcock/Truffaut interview excerpts ; 'The birds' is coming ; suspense story ; production photographs ; theatrical trailer ; 100 years of Universal: restoring the classics ; 100 years of Universal: The lot ; my scenes ; pocket BLU app. ; BD-live.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray; widescreen; 1080p High-definition; English DTS-HD master audio, 2.0 mono.; Spanish, French DTS surround, 2.0 mono.; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Robert Burks ; production designed by Robert Boyle ; assistant director, James H. Brown ; costumes designed by Edith Head ; edited by George Tomasini ; production manager, Norman Deming ; special effects, Lawrence A. Hampton ; set decoration, George Milo ; wardrobe supervisor, Rita Riggs ; electronic sound production and composition by Remi Gassmann and Oskar Sala ; sound consultant, Bernard Herrmann.