The Girl
“He made her his star. And his darkest obsession.”
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
17 people
Sienna Miller
Tippi Hedren
Known for
American Sniper
Burnt
Toby Jones
Alfred Hitchcock
Known for
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
MobLand
Imelda Staunton
Alma Reville Hitchcock
Known for
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Maleficent
Conrad Kemp
Evan Hunter
Known for
Novocaine
Zulu
Penelope Wilton
Peggy Robertson
Known for
Downton Abbey
After Life
Angelina Ingpen
Melanie
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Candice D'Arcy
Josephine Milton
Also in
Mermaids: The Body Found
Black Butterflies
Carl Beukes
Jim Brown
Known for
Dominion
Troy: Fall of a City
Kate Tilley
Rita Riggs
Aubrey Shelton
Maitre D
Known for
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Inside Man: Most Wanted
Leon Clingman
Ray Berwick
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Leprechaun Returns
Patrick Lyster
Bob Boyle
Known for
Black Sails
Invictus
Julian Jarrold Director · Gwyneth Hughes Writer Donald Spoto Author
United States release October 22, 2012 · Produced in Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States · Production HBO, Moonlighting Films
Production
BBC
Production
HBO
Production
Moonlighting Films
Production
Wall to Wall
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
BBC Film
Studio
Germany · South Africa · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 20, 2012
TV · HBO
United States · October 22, 2012
Theatrical
United States · March 19, 2013
Physical · DVD
Ireland
December 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
August 28, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 26, 2012 · TV · BBC2
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