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The Birds

CastTippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright, Ethel Griffies, Charles McGraw, Doreen Lang, Ruth McDevitt, Malcolm Atterbury, Morgan Brittany
Year released1963
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Schoolteacher Annie tells socialite Melanie, "This 'tilling of the soil' can become compulsive, you know." (0:17)

Annie tells Melanie, "With all due respect to Oedipus, I don't think that was the case. (0:43)

Widow Lydia tells Melanie, "I lost my husband four years ago, you know."
"You see, I... I wouldn't want to be left, left alone. I don't think I could bear to be left alone." Autophobia? (1:03) 

Melanie tells her father in a telephone conversation, "No, I'm not hysterical." (1:15)

A bar patron preaches, "It's the end of the world!" (1:18)

Melanie unresponsive after the others rescue her from a bird attack. Does she risk Acute Stress Disorder? (1:50)

References in 12 Monkeys, Merv, The Secret Life of Pets, To Catch a Thief.

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