The Birds (film) Maurier's title and concept of unexplained bird attacks. In 2016, "The Birds" was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry. Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), a young socialite, meets criminal defense attorney Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) in a San Francisco pet shop. Mitch wants to purchase a pair of lovebirds for his sister's eleventh birthday, but the shop has none. He recognizes Melanie from a court appearance, but she does not know him; he plays a prank by pretending to mistake her for a saleswoman. Melanie
Rod Taylor man whose town and home come under attack by menacing birds. Taylor then starred with Jane Fonda in the romantic comedy "Sunday in New York" (also 1963). During the mid-1960s, Taylor worked mostly for MGM. His credits including "The V.I.P.s" (1963), his first feature film role as an Australian, with Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Maggie Smith; "Fate Is the Hunter" (for 20th Century Fox, 1964) with Glenn Ford and Suzanne Pleshette; "36 Hours" (1964) with James Garner; "Young Cassidy" (1965) with Julie Christie and Maggie Smith; "The Liquidator" (1965) with Jill St. John; "Do Not Disturb" (1965); and "The