The Birds (film)
The Birds is a
1963 horror film by
Alfred Hitchcock, based on a
short story by
Daphne Du Maurier, who also wrote the
novel Hitchcock's film
Rebecca was based on. In the film, various kinds of
birds attack
Bodega Bay, California, a seaside
village. The film stars
Tippi Hedren and
Rod Taylor. It may be noted that in Du Maurier's story, the birds attack
Great Britain instead of California.
The script was written by Evan Hunter, better known as crime fiction novelist Ed McBain.