Film
The Girl
Germany · South Africa · United Kingdom · United States- Age rating
- 12A
- Director
- Julian Jarrold
- Year
- 2012
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.
Top cast
Sienna Miller
Tippi Hedren
Toby Jones
Alfred Hitchcock
Imelda Staunton
Alma Reville Hitchcock
Conrad Kemp
Evan Hunter
Penelope Wilton
Peggy Robertson
Angelina Ingpen
Melanie
Candice D'Arcy
Josephine Milton
Carl Beukes
Jim Brown
Kate Tilley
Rita Riggs
Aubrey Shelton
Maitre D
Leon Clingman
Ray Berwick
Patrick Lyster
Bob Boyle
Adrian Galley
Martin Balsam (uncredited)
Louis Joubert
Reporter (uncredited)
Leon Kowalski
Photographer (uncredited)
Sean Cameron Michael
Robert Burks (uncredited)
Carel Nel
Clapper Loader (uncredited)
Directed by
Julian Jarrold
Written by
Gwyneth Hughes
Produced by
Amanda Jenks
