Tag: The Birds Script

The Birds

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Year:1963
Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Written by:Daphne du Maurier (Author), Evan Hunter (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the townsfolk face a massive avian onslaught, with the feathered fiends inexplicably attacking people all over Bodega Bay.
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Alfred Hitchcock Film Scripts

The standard of suspense and psychological thrill that is showcased in the films of Alfred Hitchcock is virtually unmatched. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and no doubt exists in the opinion that seldom has any other personality exerted as much influence on cinema as Hitchcock. He had a masterful ability to introduce twists and turns at very crucial points in the films. The way he tackled the characters and the circumstances surrounding them is virtually unmatched.

When it comes to psychological complications with the characters, Alfred Hitchcock was the master. The endings of his films usually contained totally unexpected twists and sequences of abrupt murders or other violence. A unique feature of Alfred Hitchcock’s films was his very short cameo appearance in most of them. Alfred Hitchcock remains to be an inspiration for the directors throughout the world and the cinematic techniques that he introduced are still utilized in the genre of crime and thriller.

The filmography and scripts of selected films of Alfred Hitchcock can be found here:

The 39 Steps Script (1939)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Rebecca Script (1940)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Suspicion (1941)
Saboteur Script (1942)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Lifeboat Script (1944)
Aventure Malgache (1944)
Bon Voyage (1944)
Spellbound (1945)
Notorious Script (1946) (PDF)
The Paradine Case Script (1947)
Rope Script (1949)
Under Capricorn (1949)
Stage Fight (1950)
Strangers on a Train Script Script (1951)
I Confess (1953)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Rear Window Script (1954)
To Catch A Thief Script (1955) (Dialogue Transcript)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much Script (1956)
Vertigo Script (1958)
North By Northwest Script (1959)
Psycho Script (1960)
The Birds Script (1963)
Marnie Script(1964) ($)
Torn Curtain Script (1966) ($)
Topaz (1969)
Frenzy Script (1972) ($)
Family Plot Script (1976) ($)