Die Vögel (1963)
Melanie Daniels, gelangweilte Tochter eines Pressezaren, verliebt sich beim Einkaufen in der Stadt in den Anwalt Mitch Brenner und folgt ihm in dessen kleines Heimatnest an der Pazifikküste. Dort macht sie nicht nur unangenehme Bekanntschaft mit Mitchs reservierter Mutter, sondern auch mit den Vögeln der Umgebung, die sich just an diesem Tag ganz besonders unnatürlich geben. Was zunächst niemanden weiter besorgt, erwächst zum echten Problem, als die Vögel in militärisch anmutenden Formationen zu lebensgefährlichen Attacken auf die Menschen übergehen.
Der Regisseur:
Alfred Hitchcock
Der Autor:
Evan Hunter
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Tippi Hedren as Melanie Daniels |
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Rod Taylor as Mitch Brenner |
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Jessica Tandy as Lydia Brenner |
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Suzanne Pleshette as Annie Hayworth |
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Veronica Cartwright as Cathy Brenner |
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Ethel Griffies as Mrs. Bundy |
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Charles McGraw as Sebastian Sholes |
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Ruth McDevitt as Mrs. MacGruder |
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Lonny Chapman as Deke Carter |
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Joe Mantell as Le voyageur de commerce au bar |
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Doodles Weaver as Le pêcheur qui aide à la location de bateau |
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Malcolm Atterbury as Deputy Al Malone |
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John McGovern as Postal Clerk |
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Karl Swenson as Le prophète de malheur ivre au bar |
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Richard Deacon as Mitch's City Neighbor |
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Elizabeth Wilson as Helen Carter |
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Bill Quinn as Sam |
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Doreen Lang as Hysterical Mother in Diner |
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Alfred Hitchcock as Pet Store Customer (uncredited) |
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Morgan Brittany as Brunette Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited) |
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Darlene Conley as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Betsy Hale as Little Girl (uncredited) |
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Dal McKennon as Sam the Cook (uncredited) |
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Mike Monteleone as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
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Renn Reed as Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited) |
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Arnold Roberts as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Jeannie Russell as School Child (uncredited) |
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Rory Stevens as Scared Boy in Diner (uncredited) |
| Production | Alfred Hitchcock | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Burks | Director of Photography |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| Production | Norman Deming | Production Manager |
| Directing | Alfred Hitchcock | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Writing | Evan Hunter | Screenplay |
| Editing | George Tomasini | Editor |
| Art | George Milo | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginia Darcy | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Waldon O. Watson | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | William Russell | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Lois Thurman | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Larry Hampton | Special Effects |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Music Consultant |
| Writing | Daphne du Maurier | Short Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Smit | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Riggs | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | James S. Pollak | Title Designer |
| Directing | James H. Brown | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Ub Iwerks | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Ray Berwick | Animal Wrangler |