<P> Marnie is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock . The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Winston Graham . The film stars Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery . </P> <P> The music was composed by Bernard Herrmann, his last of seven critically acclaimed film scores for Hitchcock . Marnie also marked the end of Hitchcock's collaborations with cinematographer Robert Burks (his twelfth film for Hitchcock) and editor George Tomasini (who died later in the year). </P> <P> Margaret "Marnie" Edgar (Tippi Hedren) steals $10,000 from her employer's company safe and flees . She had used her charms on Sidney Strutt (Martin Gabel), a tax consultant, to get a clerical job without references . After changing her appearance and identity, she makes a quick trip to a horse stable in Virginia, where she keeps a horse named Forio, and then to Baltimore for a surprise visit to her mother, Bernice (Louise Latham). Though Bernice seems to care more for a young neighbor named Jessie than she does for her own daughter, Marnie gives her money . </P> <P> When Mark Rutland (Sean Connery), a wealthy widower who owns a publishing company in Philadelphia, sees Strutt on business, he learns of the robbery . He recalls Marnie from a previous visit . Unaware of this, Marnie applies for a job at Mark's company; intrigued, he hires her as a typist, and they see each other socially . When Marnie has a panic attack during a thunderstorm, he hugs her and quietly kisses her . Marnie also has bad dreams and a phobia of the color red . </P>

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