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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, Metacritic 73/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others, across 1,300 audience votes.
Synopsis
Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he blackmails her into marriage, convinced he can cure her. But as he probes deeper into Marnie’s fractured mind, long-buried fears and compulsions begin to surface.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic73/100
1,257 audience votes
Key crew
- Jay Presson AllenScreenplay
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
Cast
- Tippi HedrenMarnie Edgar
- Sean ConneryMark Rutland
- Diane BakerLil Mainwaring
- Martin GabelSidney Strutt
- Louise LathamBernice Edgar
- Bob SweeneyCousin Bob
- Milton SelzerMan at Track
- Mariette HartleySusan Clabon
- Alan NapierMr. Rutland
- Bruce DernSailor
- Henry BeckmanFirst Detective
- S. John LaunerSam Ward
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Themes
prostituterapephiladelphia, pennsylvaniasexual abusepost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)chasesexual frustrationclerkhorseback ridingsuicide attemptin love with enemyblackmail
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