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Vintage Film Movie Poster
This is a reproduction of a poster for the classic 1963 horror-thriller film, "The Birds", directed and produced by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock.
Film Details
Release Date: March 28, 1963
Director/Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by: Evan Hunter, loosely based on the 1952 short story by Daphne du Maurier's 1952 story of the same name and focuses on a California town suddenly experiencing violent bird attacks.
Starring: Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Tippi Hedren in her screen debut
Plot: A wealthy socialite from San Francisco follows a potential boyfriend to the quiet, coastal town of Bodega Bay, California, where birds of all kinds suddenly and inexplicably begin a series of violent attacks on the residents.
Soundtrack: The film notably has no conventional musical score; instead, it uses a combination of sound effects (created on an electronic instrument called the Mixtur-Trautonium) and sparse source music to build tension and an eerie atmosphere.
Poster Design: The artwork is a stark, graphic illustration with a limited color palette of black, white, and a distinctive yellow background. It captures a moment of chaotic panic, showing actress Tippi Hedren screaming in terror, throwing her hands up in self-defense as menacing black bird silhouettes swarm and claw at her. The style focuses on raw, visceral fear to sell the film's premise of a nature revolt.
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This is a reproduction of a poster for the classic 1963 horror-thriller film, "The Birds", directed and produced by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock.
Film Details
Release Date: March 28, 1963
Director/Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by: Evan Hunter, loosely based on the 1952 short story by Daphne du Maurier's 1952 story of the same name and focuses on a California town suddenly experiencing violent bird attacks.
Starring: Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Tippi Hedren in her screen debut
Plot: A wealthy socialite from San Francisco follows a potential boyfriend to the quiet, coastal town of Bodega Bay, California, where birds of all kinds suddenly and inexplicably begin a series of violent attacks on the residents.
Soundtrack: The film notably has no conventional musical score; instead, it uses a combination of sound effects (created on an electronic instrument called the Mixtur-Trautonium) and sparse source music to build tension and an eerie atmosphere.
Poster Design: The artwork is a stark, graphic illustration with a limited color palette of black, white, and a distinctive yellow background. It captures a moment of chaotic panic, showing actress Tippi Hedren screaming in terror, throwing her hands up in self-defense as menacing black bird silhouettes swarm and claw at her. The style focuses on raw, visceral fear to sell the film's premise of a nature revolt.
