"The most striking image of all is a from high above the town, including a pair of s who drop into the shot from each side of the frame. As one critic noted, 'the town as seen in the overhead shot does not actually exist. It was an , into which a fire was inserted, filmed from a hill overlooking the car park. The gulls were filmed from a clifftop on the , west of Los Angeles, and into the shot. ...'"
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Drama filmsThriller filmsFilms based on short fictionFilms about birdsFilms directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Original Language: English
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