The Birds and Other Stories the fantasy genre, some bordering on science fiction, the stories were "largely overlong and not too original." The Birds and Other Stories The Birds and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Daphne du Maurier, originally published in 1952 as The Apple Tree by Gollancz in the United Kingdom. It includes "The Birds," which was made into a film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963. The anthology was published in the United States as Kiss Me Again, Stranger by Doubleday and then has been republished under the current name, "The Birds and Other Stories". Reviewing
Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film) Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film) Jason and the Argonauts (working title: "Jason and the Golden Fleece") is a 1963 independently made Anglo-American fantasy film based upon Greek mythology, produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Don Chaffey, that stars Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman, and Gary Raymond. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film was made in collaboration with stop-motion animation master Ray Harryhausen and is known for its various fantasy creatures, notably the iconic fight scene featuring seven skeleton warriors. The film score was composed by Bernard Herrmann, who also worked with Harryhausen on the fantasy