Marnie

Tippi Hedren Director: Alfred Hitchcock, Diane Baker, Sean Connery, Tippi Hedren Alfred Hitchcock

Overview

One year after she appeared as Melanie Daniels in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller, The Birds, actress Tippi Hedren took on another Hitchcock role in this unusual psychological drama. Marnie Edgars (Hedren) is a scheming young woman who repeatedly finds employment as a secretary and then proceeds to rob her employers. Though she changes her disguise, her new boss Mark Rutland (Sean Connery), a business associate of one victim, recognizes her. Mark proves to be a bit unusual himself and, instead of reporting her to the police, is intrigued by her criminal behavior--as well as her bizarre aversion to touch. Mark slowly uncovers the events in Marnie's past that have caused her antisocial behavior. Taken from Winston Graham's best-selling novel, Jay Presson Allen adapted Marnie to the screen. Allen would go on to create many more unusual female protagonists for the screen and stage.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2006
UPC:	0025192830822
Original Release:	1964
Rating:	PG
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	2:11:00
Sales rank:	1,312

Special Features

The Trouble with Marnie; The Marnie archives; Theatrical trailer; And more!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tippi Hedren	Marnie Edgar Rutland(as 'Tippi' Hedren)
Martin Gabel	Sidney Strutt
Sean Connery	Mark Rutland
Louise Latham	Bernice Edgar
Diane Baker	Lil Mainwaring
Alan Napier	Mr. Rutland
Bob Sweeney	Le cousin Bob
Mariette Hartley	Susan Clabon
Milton Selzer	Man at Track,Actor
Henry Beckman	First Detective
Edith Evanson	Rita - Cleaning Woman
Bruce Dern	Sailor
S. John Launer	Sam Ward
Meg Wyllie	Mrs. Turpin
Linden Chiles	Office Worker
Emmaline Henry	Bit Role
Milton Parsons	Bald Man
Hal Taggart	Man at Racetrack
Bernard Herrmann	Composer

Technical Credits

Alfred Hitchcock	Director,Producer
Waldon O. Watson	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Diane Baker	Director
Sean Connery	Director
Tippi Hedren	Director
William Russell	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Marnie could never be confused with prime Alfred Hitchcock, but it's a much better film than its tarnished reputation would lead one to believe. Modern audiences will likely find its psychological undercurrents a bit basic -- and therefore find the ending somewhat pat, predictable, and artificial -- but it somehow works nonetheless. There are some technical aspects -- the artificial locales of some sequences, the "red" motif -- that may seem primitive (although it's arguable that Hitchcock wanted just this kind of distancing effect to unsettle the audience as the characters themselves are unsettled). But Marnie has a basically intriguing story, and Jay Presson Allen's screenplay skillfully sets out its plot and fills out its characters so that they live and breathe. Hitchcock, of course, knows how to take advantage of the screenplay's strengths, tossing in surprising angles and building suspense through simple, but skillful, juxtapositions and tight editing. Tippi Hedren displays unexpected depth in the title role, Sean Connery is appropriately tough and tender, as called for, and there's a real sexual tension between them. Of the supporting cast, Diane Baker is alluring and dangerous and Louise Latham effectively chilling as the mother. Bernard Herrmann's score, pulsing with danger and passion, is a definite plus.