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Una mujer joven de la alta sociedad, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), se encuentra en una tienda de animales en San Francisco, cuando entra Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor). Brenner quiere comprar unos pájaros pequeńos para su hermana. Aunque reconoce a Melanie, Brenner pretende que la confunde con una de las vendedoras. Melanie le sigue el juego. Finalmente sin que él lo sepa decide gastarle una broma llevándole ella personalmente los pájaros a Bodega Bay, una tranquila población donde Brenner pasa los fines de semana con su madre y su hermana. Cuando Melanie llega al pueblo, después de dejar los pájaros en la casa de los Brenner, es atacada por una gaviota que se precipitó sobre ella.
Melanie Daniels se hospeda entonces con Annie Hayworth (Suzanne Pleshette) y asiste a la fiesta de cumpleańos de la hermana de Mitch. Durante la fiesta los nińos son atacados por muchos pájaros; por la noche, los Brenner y Melanie son sorprendidos por una bandada de gorriones que entran por la chimenea. Al día siguiente, la madre de Mitch, Lydia (Jessica Tandy) visita a Dan Fawcett, uin granjero vecino, y descubre que su casa ha sido atacada por una multitud de pájaros, los cuales han asesinado al seńor Fawcett. Lydia llega a casa desconcertada y Melanie se ofrece a ir a recoger a la hermanita de Mitch, Kathy, a la escuela donde da clases la seńorita Hayworth,observa unos cuervos que se comportan de forma extrańa. Poco después los pájaros aumentan de número y se producen algunos ataques. El pánico aumenta en Bodega Bay cuando empieza un ataque sistemático de pájaros en una estación de servicio cercana, la gente huye mientras que se sigue desconociendo la razón de estos ataques. El último ataque se registra en la casa de los Brenner donde unos pájaros atacan salvajemente a Melanie, Mitch y su familia deciden llevarla a un hospital en San Francisco. La última escena de la película muestra a los Brenner y a Melanie alejándose en el auto de ésta, mientras una multitud de pájaros se ha reunido en torno a la casa de los Brenner, cubriendo hasta donde se puede ver.
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Los pájaros que aparecen a lo largo de la película fueron puestos en postproducción, sin saber Hitchcock de antemano cómo iba a solucionar este recurso.
La escena en que Tippi Hedren es atacada por una gaviota no pudo ser más realista. Aunque la gaviota no era auténtica, sino un muńeco lanzado hacia la actriz mediante unos cables, el impacto le provocó una herida en la frente muy real. El rodaje se paró tres días mientras Tippi se recuperaba. (Cinemanía)
"Tippi" es una abreviación carińosa de la palabra sueca "typsa", que significa "nińa pequeńa". El verdadero nombre de la actriz es Nathalie Hedren. (Cinemanía)
Hitchcock omitió deliberadamente toda explicación racional al comportamiento de las aves. Sabía que eso creaba mucha mayor inquietud en la audiencia. También suprimió el clásico "The End" del final, para lograr que la desazón del público continuara aún después de acabada la película. (Cinemanía)
En un principio, la adaptación de la novela original de Daphne du Maurier estaba prevista para el programa de TV de los 50 "Alfred Hitchcock Presenta", pero el guión era tan bueno que Hitchcock decidió convertirlo en un largometraje.
El final original de Hitchcock contemplaba a los protagonistas, que terminaban escapando de los pájaros, llegando a San Francisco aliviados hasta que se daban cuenta de que había pájaros posados por todo el puente Golden Gate y los edificios. Por falta de recursos monetarios y tecnológicos, no fue posible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Cinemanía) Based on a novelette by Daphne Du Maurier, the story focuses on beautiful young Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), a wealthy socialite whose father is an owner of a large newspaper. Melanie visits a San Francisco pet shop to pick up a mynah bird she has ordered for her aunt. There she meets Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor), a lawyer who is looking for a pair of lovebirds to give to his sister. Mitch sees Melanie and pretends to mistake her for a salesperson. Melanie acts the role, believing that she's fooling Mitch, until he reveals that he knew all along that she did not work in the shop. Melanie, infuriated, inquires as to the reason for Mitch's behavior. He mentions a previous encounter that he had with her in court.
Intrigued by Mitch, Melanie buys the lovebirds and finds the address of Mitch's home in Bodega Bay, a small village up the Pacific coast. She drives to Bodega Bay and delivers the birds by sneaking across the small harbor in a motor boat. Melanie walks into the Brenner residence and leaves the birds on a footstool, with a note. As she is heading back across the bay, Mitch observes her through a pair of binoculars, then circles around the bay in his car to meet her -

Situation
The village of Blennerville lies just south of Tralee, the main town of County Kerry, on the edge of Tralee Bay. It is located on the main Tralee-Dingle Road (N86/R555). The Tralee and Blennerville area is easily accessible from Kerry Airport, and by car, bus or train.
The Slieve Mish mountains sweeping down almost to the sea and the view from Blennerville past the Maharees peninsula to Brandon Head and the Dingle Peninsula make this an area of outstanding beauty, ideally suited for holidays. The renowned hikers trail, the Dingle Way begins in Blennerville and stretches along the coast, crossing the Brandon mountains before dropping down to the port of Dingle.

History
In the year 1800 there were over 100 working windmills in Ireland, now only 3 survive - Blennerville, and its sister nills at Ballycopeland, Co. Down, and Tacumshin, Co. Wexford. The introduction of steam power marked the death of the traditional wind-powered windmill in the middle of the last century. Blennerville windmill was built about 1800 by Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, an English settler, after whom Blennerville vilage is named. The mill was a thriving concern with granaries and storehouses nearby. In its heyday, the windmill was used for grinding corn for both the local population and for export to Britain. It was ideally placed near to the quayside of the canal from the mouth of Tralee Bay to the edge of the town.
But tragedy befell Blennerhassett's wife Milicent, who was killed by a blow from the sails. The sails employ canvas to catch the wind, but can turn too quickly if over-set.
Blennerville was at one time the port of Tralee, but the estuary suffers from heavy silting and in the 1830's the Tralee Ship Canal was built to bring boats of up to 300 tons to the town's Prince's Quay. This area is now being renovated and Tralee Marina is being built at Prince's Quay.
The windmill fell into disuse about 1850 and became the victim of the many storms sweeping in from the Atlantic.
The windmill was purchased in 1982 by Tralee Urban Council, but had by this time become completely derelict and sfructurally unsound. The Council had to decide whether to demolish it or stabilise it. Fortunately for our tourist industry in the area, the Council and the newly-formed Blennerville Committee decided to stabilise and restore it, with the primary aim of restoring it as a tourist attraction.
Dr. Fred Hamond, an industrial archeologist based at Queen's University, Belfast, an expert on mill restoration, was engaged by the Committee to report on the viability and scope of the restoration project in 1983. After visiting Blennerville, Dr. Hamond concluded that although badly deteriorated, a full restoration was possible. He suggested 4 stages of restoration:

consolidation of the existing structure.
rehabilitation and utilisation of the shell.
reconstruction of the cap and sails.
fitting of all internal machinery such that the mill would once again grind corn.
This work was begun in June 1984 and completed in 1990. The Windmill Centre now comprises a Craft Centre, exhibition gallery, audio-visual presentation and restaurant adjoining the now-working windmill.
The painstaking restoration was undertaken by ANCO as a community youth training scheme. Work on the windmill itself included the replacement of all 19 windows and door arches, fitting of new pitch-pine floors, exterior rendering, manufacturing of the elm wall plate and winding wheel, turning of the massive 24 inch diameter wind and main shafts and the erection of a permanent roof.