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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When & where

Streaming on

• HBO Max↗
• HBO Max Amazon Channel↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Sienna Miller
  as Tippi Hedren
• 
  Toby Jones
  as Alfred Hitchcock
• 
  Imelda Staunton
  as Alma Reville Hitchcock
• C
  Conrad Kemp
  as Evan Hunter
• 
  Penelope Wilton
  as Peggy Robertson
• A
  Angelina Ingpen
  as Melanie

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