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Marnie

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Mark Rutland is a customer of one Mr. Strutt, whose business was robbed by his secretary, the mysterious Marnie Edgar. When Marnie applies for a job with Mark, with the intention of stealing from him, Mark -- who is obsessively in love with her -- blackmails her into marrying him. However, he soon discovers that she has severe psychological issues regarding men, thunderstorms and the color red, and resolves to help her come to terms with her past trauma.
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A coolly constructed mystery revolving around a character who's inscrutable to a fault, Marnie finds Hitchcock luring audiences deeper into the dark.

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Penelope Houston Sight & Sound Dec 22
Hitchcock cast his “discovery” of The Birds, ‘Tippi’ Hedren; and there is something almost brutal in the way he ruthlessly drives his inexperienced leading lady at the hurdles of this far from easy part. Go to Full Review TIME Staff TIME Magazine 04/28/2020
Hitchcock's elegant cinematic style, evident here and there, seems wasted in a melange of banal dialogue, obtrusively phony process shots, and a plot that congeals more often than it thickens. Go to Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker 09/21/2015
Psychologically resonant, visually transcendent ... Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia 02/09/2025
5/10
A Hitchcock melodrama that starts off with a certain psychological suspense as it builds its mystery with a solid performance by Tippi Hedren, but which, strangely, becomes hopelessly dull. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Penelope Gilliatt Observer (UK) 03/06/2024
There are many evil twinges of perception in the film, both in the dialogue and in the direction, for Hitch at his most coarse is still an alert manipulator, but he has made far better melodramas than this. Go to Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media 04/12/2023
4/5
The compelling, well-constructed narrative is a showcase of contradictions, not all of them deliberate. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tim S @RT06687248 Jul 24 Not considered by many to be Hitchcock at his best, it is an amazingly interesting psychological thriller and case study. Tippi Hedren gives a wow performance that is terrifyingly real. See more jimmy b @VictorTalkingMachine 02/14/2025 We love "Marnie" and have seen it multiple times. Tippi deserved an Oscar nomination but Hitchcock refused to campaign as punishment. She rebuked his blatant sexual advances and her career shortented. However, it's a given she retained her moral character throughout it all. See more Alain E @AlainE 11/25/2024 The psychology today appears dated, but the movie remains worthwhile with a young Sean Connery as American businessman instead of in the service of the Queen. The office girl who steals the money here, does better than the one in Psycho. Only a horse has an untimely death. Competent acting and good color photography. Including a Lincoln Continental with the “suicide “ doors. See more Adam C @RT72632244 10/13/2024 If "Psycho" got "The Color of Night" pregnant, their baby would be "Marnie." See more Julian S @akajulianscott 10/07/2024 The score is exquisite, and despite some moments where the story slows, Hedren’s remarkable performance is worth watching until the end. See more Leaburn O @RT35452347 07/02/2024 Starts really well but after an hour or so it starts to trudge along aimlessly. Like many Hitchcock films, it isn’t as thrilling as its historic billing. The ending is so absurdly acted and played out that it’s hard not to laugh. Was Sean Connery the oldest looking 33 year old ever? It’s a poor film, with terrible acting and an awful denouement. Absolutely no explanation as to why she was a kleptomaniac. Connery doing some amateur psychology at the end is ridiculous. The whole thing…come on… what was this?Watched on SKY cinema. See more Read all reviews
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Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Tippi Hedren

Marnie Edgar

Sean Connery

Mark Rutland

Diane Baker

Lil Mainwaring

Martin Gabel

Sidney Strutt

Louise Latham

Bernice Edgar

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Synopsis Mark Rutland is a customer of one Mr. Strutt, whose business was robbed by his secretary, the mysterious Marnie Edgar. When Marnie applies for a job with Mark, with the intention of stealing from him, Mark -- who is obsessively in love with her -- blackmails her into marrying him. However, he soon discovers that she has severe psychological issues regarding men, thunderstorms and the color red, and resolves to help her come to terms with her past trauma.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Producer
Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter
Winston Graham, Jay Presson Allen
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 22, 1964, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2015
Runtime
2h 9m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.85:1)
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