The Birds is a 1963
horror film by
Alfred Hitchcock, based on a short story by
Daphne Du Maurier, who also wrote the novel Hitchcock's film
Rebecca was based on. In the film, various kinds of birds attack
Bodega Bay, California, a seaside village. The film stars
Tippi Hedren[?] and
Rod Taylor[?].
The script was written by Evan Hunter, bettter known as crime fiction novelist Ed McBain[?].