The Girl

Synopsis

Director Alfred Hitchcock is revered as one of the greatest creative minds in the history of cinema. Known for his psychological thrillers, Hitchcock’s leading ladies were cool, beautiful and preferably blonde. One such actress was Tippi Hedren, an unknown fashion model given her big break when Hitchcock’s wife saw her on a TV commercial. Brought to Universal Studios, Hedren was shocked when the director, at the peak of his career, quickly cast her to star in his next feature, 1963’s The Birds. Little did Hedren know that as ambitious and terrifying as the production would be to shoot, the most daunting aspect of the film ended up coming from behind the camera.

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Cast

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  Sienna Miller
  Tippi Hedren

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  Toby Jones
  Alfred Hitchcock

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  Imelda Staunton
  Alma Reville Hitchcock

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  Conrad Kemp
  Evan Hunter

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  Penelope Wilton
  Peggy Robertson

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  Angelina Ingpen
  Melanie

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  Candice D'Arcy
  Josephine Milton

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  Carl Beukes
  Jim Brown

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  Kate Tilley
  Rita Riggs

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  Aubrey Shelton
  Maitre D

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  Leon Clingman
  Ray Berwick

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  Patrick Lyster
  Bob Boyle

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  Adrian Galley
  Martin Balsam (uncredited)

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  Louis Joubert
  Reporter (uncredited)

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  Leon Kowalski
  Photographer (uncredited)

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  Sean Cameron Michael
  Robert Burks (uncredited)

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  Carel Nel
  Clapper Loader (uncredited)