Mark marries Marnie although she is a habitual thief and has serious psychological problems, and tries to help her confront and resolve them.Mark marries Marnie although she is a habitual thief and has serious psychological problems, and tries to help her confront and resolve them.Mark marries Marnie although she is a habitual thief and has serious psychological problems, and tries to help her confront and resolve them.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Tippi Hedren
- Marnie Edgar Rutland
- (as 'Tippi' Hedren)
Leon Alton
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
John Alvin
- Hotel Chauffeur
- (uncredited)
Kimberly Beck
- Jessica 'Jessie' Cotton
- (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
- Mrs. Maitland
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaSir Alfred Hitchcock, following his usual practice, bid for the movie rights to Winston Graham's novel anonymously, so as to keep the price down. However, in this instance, the scheme backfired; the anonymity of the purchaser made Graham suspicious, although he regarded the amount of money on offer as extremely generous. He instructed his agent to ask for twice as much. Hitchcock agreed, on condition that the deal be closed immediately. When Graham discovered who it was who had bought the rights, he said he would have given them away free for the honor of having one of his stories filmed by Alfred Hitchcock.
- GoofsWhenever Marnie sees the color red, she reacts with hysteria. However, when she comes back to the Rutland house from the hunt and comes down the stairs after going up to get the safe keys, the shot shows that the carpet on the staircase is red. Yet she is able to go up and down those stairs the entire time she is in that house without any reaction.
- Quotes
Marnie Edgar: You don't love me. I'm just something you've caught! You think I'm some sort of animal you've trapped!
Mark Rutland: That's right - you are. And I've caught something really wild this time, haven't I? I've tracked you and caught you and by God I'm going to keep you.
- Alternate versionsDialogue in the final scene reveals that Marnie's mother had given up her virginity at 15 to Marnie's father in exchange for a sweater. Just before the film's release the studio had second thoughts about this part, and Alfred Hitchcock agreed to cut the lines. But hundreds of prints had already been made, and rather than incur the cost of reprinting the final reel of each, the studio released them as they were, so there were two versions of the film from the outset.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
Featured review
Marnie operates as a confidence trickster, taking her cash from her employers, and changing her identity along the way, she's spotted one day by a wealthy businessman named Mark, who tries to help her see the error of her ways.
This seems to be one of the more underrated Hitchcock movies, it doesn't seem to be as worshipped as the likes of Vertigo and The Birds, but I think it deserves more acclaim. Hitchcock definitely pushed the boundaries with Marnie, in many ways it was ahead of its time, tackling subjects that are this time weren't often talked about.
What's so interesting about this film, is learning what makes Marnie tick, the history with her mum, and her terror of blood, you have to wait to learn everything, but its worth the wait.
The filming and camera work are terrific, so many scenes are memorable, that moment where Marnie is raiding the safe, with the cleaner at work the other side of the door, that was great, that moment where Mark leans over her on the ship, that was also a great piece of filming.
Two incredible performances, Tippi Hedren is perfect as Marnie, she's conniving, smart, broken, but glamorous and determined. Connery is the perfect counter balance, he's tough, forthright, confident and fiendishly handsome, the pair combine incredibly well.
It deserves more acclaim.
9/10.
This seems to be one of the more underrated Hitchcock movies, it doesn't seem to be as worshipped as the likes of Vertigo and The Birds, but I think it deserves more acclaim. Hitchcock definitely pushed the boundaries with Marnie, in many ways it was ahead of its time, tackling subjects that are this time weren't often talked about.
What's so interesting about this film, is learning what makes Marnie tick, the history with her mum, and her terror of blood, you have to wait to learn everything, but its worth the wait.
The filming and camera work are terrific, so many scenes are memorable, that moment where Marnie is raiding the safe, with the cleaner at work the other side of the door, that was great, that moment where Mark leans over her on the ship, that was also a great piece of filming.
Two incredible performances, Tippi Hedren is perfect as Marnie, she's conniving, smart, broken, but glamorous and determined. Connery is the perfect counter balance, he's tough, forthright, confident and fiendishly handsome, the pair combine incredibly well.
It deserves more acclaim.
9/10.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Jun 29, 2023
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- Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie
- Filming locations
- San Jose, California, USA(film's first scene)
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- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $8,211
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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