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

Sienna Miller

Tippi Hedren

Toby Jones

Alfred Hitchcock

Imelda Staunton

Alma Reville Hitchcock

CK

Conrad Kemp

Evan Hunter

Penelope Wilton

Peggy Robertson

AI

Angelina Ingpen

Melanie

CD

Candice D'Arcy

Josephine Milton

Carl Beukes

Jim Brown

KT

Kate Tilley

Rita Riggs

Aubrey Shelton

Maitre D

Leon Clingman

Ray Berwick

Patrick Lyster

Bob Boyle

AG

Adrian Galley

Martin Balsam (uncredited)

LJ

Louis Joubert

Reporter (uncredited)