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19th Nov 2005

The Birds (1963)

Continuity mistake: The phone booth changes when Melanie is in it during the bird attack later in the movie. Here the green part on the bottom has three vent slits per row, later when the fire is behind it you can see four vent slits per row. (00:26:25 - 01:26:15)

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19th Nov 2005

The Birds (1963)

Continuity mistake: When Annie asks her how dinner at Mitch's went Melanie holds the glass of brandy differently between shots. (00:41:40)

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19th Nov 2005

The Birds (1963)

Continuity mistake: When Melanie takes her cigarette case out of her pocketbook she holds it in her right hand between her thumb and four fingers. In the next shot her index finger is inside the case. (01:09:55)

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18th Nov 2005

The Birds (1963)

Continuity mistake: As Melanie is in the living room we see a lamp on the table between the two chairs that is later removed and never seen again in the movie. (00:22:25)

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18th Nov 2005

The Birds (1963)

Continuity mistake: After Melanie takes off her right glove she puts it on top of her pocketbook with her left hand twice. (00:02:35)

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18th Nov 2005

The Birds (1963)

Continuity mistake: At the beginning, before Melanie walks behind the newsstand, it's an overcast day and she doesn't cast any shadow. As she emerges from the other side of the newsstand she casts several shadows against the wall and floor. The other people walking in front of the pet store are also casting shadows in several different directions. Throughout the film there are numerous changes regarding the casting of shadows between shots. (00:02:00)

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18th Nov 2005

The Birds (1963)

Continuity mistake: As Melanie stands in front of the pet shop and watches the birds flying, more time passes than the two seconds implied. The kittens in the right window go from playing to sleeping between shots and a grey kitten appears in the window that wasn't there before. (00:02:05)

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5th Sep 2005

The Birds (1963)

Continuity mistake: In the final bird attack on the house Mitch runs to Lydia and Cathy huddled in the corner by the bookcase. The lighting has been moved and the shadow on the red books in the bookcase disappears in the next shot. (01:42:55)

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