Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
- pet shop
- seclusion
- playground
- fireplace
- seagull
- bird attack
- socialite
- based on short story
- practical joke
- schoolteacher
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Tippi Hedren
Melanie Daniels
Rod Taylor
Mitch Brenner
Jessica Tandy
Lydia Brenner
Suzanne Pleshette
Annie Hayworth
- Veronica Cartwright — Cathy Brenner
- Ethel Griffies — Mrs. Bundy
- Charles McGraw — Sebastian Sholes
- Ruth McDevitt — Mrs. MacGruder
- Lonny Chapman — Deke Carter
- Joe Mantell — Le voyageur de commerce au bar
- Doodles Weaver — Le pêcheur qui aide à la location de bateau
- Malcolm Atterbury — Deputy Al Malone
- John McGovern — Postal Clerk
- Karl Swenson — Le prophète de malheur ivre au bar
- Richard Deacon — Mitch's City Neighbor
- Directed
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Written
- Evan Hunter
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 4,502 ratings
- Studio
- Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
