The Birds (film)

The Birds (1963) is a horror film by Alfred Hitchcock, based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier. Hitchcock had earlier turned Du Maurier's novel Rebecca into an acclaimed film.

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1963 - Horror film - Alfred Hitchcock - Short story - Daphne Du Maurier - Novel - Rebecca

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The screenplay for The Birds was written by Evan Hunter, better known as crime fiction novelist Ed McBain. This film is notable in that it has no music score per se (other than brief source music); instead a montage of assorted bird calls and sound effects put together by perennial Hitchcock composer Bernard Herrmann provides the "incidental music".

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Screenplay - Crime fiction - Novelist - Ed McBain - Music score - Per se - Bird call - Sound effect - Bernard Herrmann

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In the film, various kinds of birds attack Bodega Bay, California (Sonoma County), a seaside village. In Du Maurier's story, the birds attack Britain, not California.

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Bird - Bodega Bay, California - Sonoma County - Village - Britain

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A sequel to the film was produced for cable TV in 1994 under the title '. Starring Brad Johnson and Chelsea Field, it turned out to be a flop.

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1994 - Brad Johnson - Chelsea Field

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