The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock with Jessica Tandy

Alfred Hitchcock's
"The Birds"
(1963)

"It could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made!" -Alfred Hitchcock

Starring Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Introducing Tippi Hedren

This postcard was printed in 1985.

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Release Date: March 28, 1963

Movie Plot:
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

Alfred Hitchcock Directing Psycho

"Psycho"
Dir. Mr. Hitchcock
Cam. J. Russell
1-29-1960

Alfred Hitchcock
printed in 2000

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Psycho is a 1960 American suspense/horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh.

The film centers on the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after embezzling money from her employer, and the motel's disturbed owner-manager, Norman Bates (Perkins), and its aftermath.

When originally made, the film was seen as a departure from Hitchcock's previous film North by Northwest, being filmed on a low budget, with a television crew and in black and white. Psycho initially received mixed reviews, but outstanding box office returns prompted reconsideration which led to overwhelming critical acclaim and four Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Leigh and Best Director for Hitchcock.

Alfred Hitchcock with a Cigar and a Bird

Alfred Hitchcock (Cigar)

taken while filming 'The Birds' in 1963

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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980)  was an English filmmaker and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in his native United Kingdom in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood.

A few of his (50 plus) movies:

1940  Rebecca
1941  Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941  Suspicion
1944  Lifeboat
1945  Spellbound
1946  Notorious
1954  Dial M for Murder
1954  Rear Window
1955  To Catch a Thief
1956  The Man Who Knew Too Much
1958  Vertigo
1959  North by Northwest
1960  Psycho
1963  The Birds
1966  Torn Curtain
1969  Topaz

Alfred Hitchcock with the MGM Lion

Alfred Hitchock with the MGM Lion, 1958.
Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull

Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation Archive, Santa Barbara Museum of Art