Universal Pictures
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Universal)
Habitual thief Tippi Hedren hops from job to job by changing her appearance and identity. However, she is recognized during an interview for her next one by the owner of the company, Sean Connery, who hires her anyway out of curiosity. After stealing a kiss from her in his office during a thunderstorm, she steals money from the safe. He confronts her about it, then blackmails her into marriage. On their honeymoon on a cruise ship she refuses to let him touch her, so he eventually rapes her, causing her to try to commit suicide. She survives and the repentant Connery tries to help her sort out her psychological issues. He brings her to her mother where a childhood incident explains everything. Morbidly melodramatic Hitchcock is perhaps his worst film. Connery is stiff and Tippi uncomfortable, even Bernard Herrmann's score fails to liven it up.
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