The Birds (1963)

USA, 120 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Birds
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1963-09-16

Cast

Rod Taylor
Mitchell "Mitch" Brenner, advokat

Tippi Hedren
Melanie Daniels

Jessica Tandy
Lydia Brenner, Mitchs mor

Suzanne Pleshette
Annie Hayworth, lärare i Bodega Bay

Veronica Cartwright
Cathy Brenner, Mitchs elvaåriga dotter

Ethel Griffies
mrs Bundy, fågelexperten i restaurangen

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Titles

Original title
  • The Birds
Swedish release title
  • Fåglarna
Alternative title
  • Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • The Birds

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
  • Remi Gassmann (electronical sound production and compositions)
  • Oskar Sala (electronical sound production and compositions)
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Assistant to the Director
Second Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Production Assistant
Production Secretary
Camera Operator
Special Photographic Effects
Second Unit Director of Photography
Assistant Cameraman
Music Consultant
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Production Illustrator
Costume Supervisor
Stunt
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer
Special Effects Animator
Storyboard
Titles
Other Crew

Cast

Rod Taylor Mitchell "Mitch" Brenner, advokat
Tippi Hedren Melanie Daniels
Jessica Tandy Lydia Brenner, Mitchs mor
Suzanne Pleshette Annie Hayworth, lärare i Bodega Bay
Veronica Cartwright Cathy Brenner, Mitchs elvaåriga dotter
Ethel Griffies mrs Bundy, fågelexperten i restaurangen
Charles McGraw Sebastian Sholes, fiskaren i restaurangen
Ruth McDevitt mrs MacGruder, expediten i Davidson's Pet Shop i San Francisco
Lonny Chapman Deke Carter, ägaren till The Tides Restaurant i Bodega Bay
Joe Mantell handelsresanden i restaurangen
Doodles Weaver fiskaren som gjort i ordning en båt åt Melanie
Malcolm Atterbury Al Malone, vicesheriff i Bodega Bay
John McGovern Fred Brickmeyer, post- och handelsmannen
Karl Swenson den berusade mannen i restaurangen
Richard Deacon mannen i hissen, Mitchs granne i San Francisco
Elizabeth Wilson Helen Carter, Dekes fru
William Quinn restauranggäst
Doreen Lang den uppskrämda kvinnan i restaurangen
- Ej krediterade:
Morgan Brittany (as Suzanne Cupito) en liten flicka på födelsedagsfesten
Darlene Conley servitris
Mike Monteleone biträdet på bensinmacken
Alfred Hitchcock mannen med två vita små terrier i koppel som kommer ut ur djuraffären

Companies

Production Company Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions Inc.
Copyright Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions Inc. 1963-04-20 (LP35397)
Presented by Universal Pictures
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Universal Film AB 1963
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2001
Universal Film AB 2013

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 100752
Date 1963-06
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3280 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3280 meter
Length in minutes 120 min


Original work

Original title The Birds (Short story)
Author Daphne du Maurier


Production location

USA 1962-03-22 1962-07-01
Universal Studios Universal City, Kalifornien
Bloomfield Sonoma County, Kalifornien
Valley Ford Sonoma County, Kalifornien
Union Square San Francisco, Kalifornien
Venice Canals Venice, Kalifornien
17110 Bodega Lane Bodega, Kalifornien (skolan)
Bodega Bay, Kalifornien
San Francisco
Bodega, Kalifornien
Bodega Head, Kalifornien

Release dates

First showing 1963-03-28 New York City, New York USA 120 min
Release in Sweden 1963-09-16 China Stockholm Sweden 120 min
1963-09-16 Fanfaren Stockholm Sweden 120 min
1963-09-16 Skandia Stockholm Sweden 120 min
TV showing 1985-11-09 TV1 Sweden 114 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1989-08-19
1989-08-23
1990-05-08
1991-02-16
TV showing 1995-10-07 TV3 Sweden 114 min
1997-08-15 SVT1 Sweden 114 min
DVD release 2001-10-25 Sweden
TV showing 2002-07-31 TV3 Sweden 114 min
2003-07-30 TV3 Sweden 114 min
2004-01-03 TV3 Sweden 114 min
2004-04-04 TV3 Sweden 114 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2007-10-17
2007-10-21
2007-11-22
2008-04-01
DVD release 2013-05-08 Sweden (Blu-ray)
TV showing 2018-01-02 SVT2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2020-01-08 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Related films

Little Nicky (2000) The Birds (1963)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3280


Element type Internegative
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 4
Behind the scenes prints 2
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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