The Birds

The bird really hurt my face Tippi Hedren in one of the scenes of the film.

In the film there is no music except for the sounds created on "mixtrautonium" (one of the first electronic musical instrument) and children's singing school.

Despite the lack of music in film, composer Bernard Herrmann is listed in the credits as "sound consultant".

Initially Alfred Hitchcock wanted the script of the film written by Joseph Stefano ("Psycho"), but the latter did not like the plot of the short story Daphne Du Maurier. The script was written by Evan hunter.

Alfred Hitchcock was invited Tippi Hedren in the title role, after seeing her in one of the commercials on the advertising of drinks.

The film is no ordinary caption "the End."

Melanie's car — the Aston Martin DB2/4.

The film contains 370 frames with special effects. The final shot consists of 32 elements, taken separately.

The movie was not the first staging of the story of Daphne Du Maurier. There are at least two radio shows. In addition, James P. Kavana wrote the adaptation of the story for half-hour episode in the series "Danger" (1950).

Initially, the film rights of the story Daphne Du Maurier was bought for use of the plot in one of the episodes of the TV series "Alfred Hitchcock presents" (1955).

For the movie had several endings, one of them, the audience had to see the Golden gate bridge completely covered with birds.

The Raven that sits on the shoulder of Alfred Hitchcock on all promotional photographs, missing in the film. It was purchased for $10 from a twelve year old boy, after the completion of filming.

"Birds" became the first film released under the logo of "Universal Pictures" and not "Universal-International".

The movie was the cut scene conversation between Melanie and Mitcham after Lydia Brenner went to the farm Facetow. The footage was not preserved, only the script pages and photos from the set. These materials can be found on the special DVD edition.

Tippi Hedren is missing in the famous movie poster, which depicts a screaming, terrified woman. Poster — Jessica Tandy.

After the film was shown on NBC-TV January 6, 1968, it became the highest rated picture on television at the time of the premiere. His record "Birds" was retained until 1972, when the TV was showing "love Story" (1970).

According to rod Taylor, gulls fed with a mixture of wheat and whiskey. This was the only way to ensure that they remained on the ground for a long time.

When you exit the theater at the London premiere of the film the audience could hear a loud bird DIN from loudspeakers hidden in the trees.

Alfred Hitchcock can be seen in the beginning of the film — he's coming out of the pet shop with two dogs.

The London premiere was also attended by two flamingos, 50 red cardinals and starlings, 6 penguins.

After it was rejected the proposal to use in the majority of episodes of mechanical birds were attracted by the famous animal trainer ray Berwick.

It took seven days to shoot the scene in which Melanie (Tippi Hedren) is attacked by birds shortly before the end of the film. To birds could not fly, they were linked to actress long nylon threads. According to Hedren, it was the worst week of her life.

Understudy Tippi Hedren replace it in the scene where Mitch carries Melanie down the stairs, because at the same time, Tippy was in the hospital due to physical exhaustion, obtained during a week filming scenes where she is being attacked by a bird shortly before the end of the film.