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All About 'The Birds'

2000

80 minutes

Documentary

Overview

A wonderfully informative 80-minute documentary combining current interviews with archival materials and scenes from the film. Hitchcock's daughter Pat, production designer Robert Boyle, screenwriter Evan Hunter, matte artist Albert Whitlock's colleagues Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor, storyboard artist Harold Michelson, Hitchcock collaborator Hilton Green, actors Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright and Rod Taylor, filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, author Robin Wood, makeup artist Howard Smit, and composer Bernard Herrmann biographer Steven Smith all contribute valuable input to Hitchcock's memorable classic.

Top Cast

Tippi Hedren headshot

Tippi Hedren

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Rod Taylor headshot

Rod Taylor

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Veronica Cartwright headshot

Veronica Cartwright

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Patricia Hitchcock headshot

Patricia Hitchcock

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Peter Bogdanovich headshot

Peter Bogdanovich

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Alfred Hitchcock headshot

Alfred Hitchcock

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