A stunning stone lithography Australian daybill poster for Alfred Hitchcock's psychological masterpiece 'The Birds,' starring Tippi Hendren in her debut role. Based on Daphne du Maurier's 1952 short story of the same name, the suspense-filled thriller set in an eerie Northern California coastal town besieged by a series of unexplained violent bird attacks remains one of the most terrifying films ever made. In 2021, the film was ranked at No. 29 by Time Out on their list of "The 100 best horror movies", and has been named the seventh greatest thriller in American cinema by the American Film Institute. Although a similar format to US 'insert' movie posters, Australian 'daybill' posters are significantly rarer.

Provenance

Additions or alterations made to the original: Archivally backed on linen. Backing has smoothed two horizontal machine folds so that they are now virtually invisible. Image and colours excellent.