July 22, 1964 - Opening today is “Marnie,” a psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Winston Graham. The film stars Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery.
Hitchcock’s first choice to play the title role, Princess Grace of Monaco, withdrew from the project when the citizens of Monaco objected to her appearing in a film, especially as a sexually disturbed thief. Also, when Kelly married Prince Rainier in 1956, she had not fulfilled her contract with MGM, which could have prevented her from working for another studio.
Shooting of the film had been scheduled to begin on November 25, 1963, at Universal Studios in California but had to be postponed because the nation was in mourning for President Kennedy, who had been assassinated three days earlier. Filming concluded on March 14.
In the film’s story, Mark Rutland (Connery) marries Marnie (Hedren) although she is a habitual thief and has serious psychological problems, and he tries to help her confront and resolve them.
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