The Birds (15)

Part of the Sunday Classics strand from Peacock Cinema This spooky season joins us as we return to the films of the “master of suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock. In this chilling film, The Birds, Hitchcock turns the skies into a place of dread, anxiety, and fear. Chaos is unleashed as a seemingly ordinary flock of birds turns into a source of dread, with an assault on an otherwise sleepy and quaint coastal town. Inspired by the Daphne du Maurier short story of the same name, a socialite from San Francisco (played wonderfully by Tippi Hedren) moves to a sleepy coastal town to pursue a potential partner. It is in this small coastal Californian town that things take a strange turn when ordinary flocks of birds turn their attention to the human inhabitants. The Birds is a quintessential classic of the suspense genre of the 1960s, letting Hitchcock live up to his moniker. Whether you have seen this before or not, the big screen really enhances this cinematic experience! Going to the coast won’t be the same again! Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy Production Year: 1963