The Birds (film) The Birds (film) The Birds is a 1963 American horror-thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the 1952 story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It focuses on a series of sudden, unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California over the course of a few days. The film stars Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren (in her screen debut), supported by Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright. The screenplay is by Evan Hunter, who was told by Hitchcock to develop new characters and a more elaborate plot while keeping du
Don Taylor (American actor and director) in Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17". His last major film role came in "I'll Cry Tomorrow" (1955). From the late 1950s through the 1980s, Taylor turned to directing movies and TV shows, such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", the short-lived "Steve Canyon", starring Dean Fredericks, and Rod Serling's "Night Gallery". One of his memorable efforts, in 1973, was the musical film "Tom Sawyer," which boasted a Sherman Brothers song score. Other films that Taylor directed are "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971), "Echoes of a Summer" (1976), "The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday" (also 1976), "The Island of Dr. Moreau"