Marnie
Marnie is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by writer Winston Graham. The film stars Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery.
Plot
Marion Holland flees with nearly $10,000 she stole from the company safe of her employer, Sidney Strutt, the head of a tax consulting company, whom she charmed into hiring her without references. Changing her appearance and identity, Marian, whose real name is Margaret "Marnie" Edgar, travels to Virginia, where she stables a horse named Forio. She then visits her invalid mother, Bernice, whom she supports financially, in Baltimore.
More details
author | Jay Presson Allen Winston Graham |
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contentLocation | Baltimore New Jersey |
director | Alfred Hitchcock |
editor | George Tomasini |
genre | crime mystery romance thriller |
keywords | attack bad dream chromophobia date disabled fox hunt hatred injured kill late wife morning nothing panic attack phone call private detective publish publishing company red rid scream swimming pool tax advisor tax consulting the color red thunderstorm trauma trigger trigger understand wealthy widow |
musicBy | Bernard Herrmann |
producer | Alfred Hitchcock |
productionCompany | Geoffrey Stanley Productions |
publisher | Universal Pictures |
theme | neo-noir psychological thriller rape |