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Marnie
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305839392
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305839395
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoFrench (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 30, 2000
Running Time: 131 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: July 22, 1964
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Editorial Review:
You could call this one Hoot Along with Hitch. With the possible exceptions of Topaz and Family Plot, this is Hitchcock's cheesiest movie, visually and psychologically crass in comparison with a peak achievement like Vertigo--although it shares some of that film's characteristic obsessive themes. Sean Connery, fresh from the second Bond picture, From Russia with Love, is a Philadelphia playboy who begins to fall for Tippi Hedren's blonde ice goddess only when he realizes that she's a professional thief; she's come to work in his upper-crust insurance office in order to embezzle mass quantities. His patient program of investigation and surveillance has a creepy, voyeuristic quality that's pure Hitchcock, but all's lost when it emerges that the root of Marnie's problem is phobic sexual frigidity, induced by a childhood trauma. Luckily, Sean is up to the challenge. As it were. Not even D.H. Lawrence believed as fervently as Hitchcock in the curative properties of sexual release. --David Chute
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Lesser (Much Lesser) Hitchcock
Without the presence of a sublimely gorgeous Sean Connery (this film just possibly marks the absolute apex of his unique male presence, even exceeding "Dr. No"), I would probably never watch this film again except to laugh at some of the scenes that Tippi Hedren's truly astonishing lack of any acting ability whatsoever unwittingly made so funny.
This is definitely not Hitch at his best, particularly compared to his classy, stylish masterworks like Rebecca, Notorious, Shadow of a Doubt, ... Read More
Rating: - not the best hitch
loaded with cliches and unintenionally funny.... camerawork as usual is top notch...no real suspense.... this is the kitchensink hitch..... kleptomania,prostitution, suicidial tendencies, sexual dysfunction, the list is long not a bad two hours to while away but this is below grade hitch
Rating: - "TWO FACES HAVE I" Lou Christie
Sufficiently recovered from "The Birds", Hedren is teamed with Sean Connery,and the results are much for the better.But, alas, in this movie she has too many bats in the belfry, not of her own making. She's a highly refined liar and swindler, who's terrified by thunderstorms, bright lights, physical contact, and Martin Gabel (who must have been yanked off a 60's quiz show to do a bit part). She loves horses, yet does dangerous stunts with them,the last of which leading to an equine fatality. Connery ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Hitchcock mystery-thriller-romance
This is a wonderful movie. A thriller-mystery, but unusual for its psychological focus. Marnie (Tippi Hedren) is a compulsive liar and thief who takes a job as a payroll clerk, steals all the money, and then goes to another town and a new identity--until the rich young Mark Rutland (Sean Connery) catches on and, in effect, blackmails her into marrying him, not knowing that she is frigid and can't stand to be "handled." A very tense and unhappy marriage, as Mark tries, and finally succeeds, in finding ... Read More
Rating: - Hitch's Last Masterpiece
Blasted when it was first released in 1964, this misunderstook Hitchcock film has picked up speed along the way and joined the ranks of his other earlier works. Tippi Hedren stepped in as the leading lady when Grace Kelly bowed out for political reasons, and she gives the best performance of her career. This was the last movie to use all of Hitchcock's "team," and the experience and polish that they learned is all exhibited here. Bernard Herrmann's haunting score is lush and adds much to what is going ... Read More
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