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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.

He made her his star. And his darkest obsession.

Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Starring: Toby Jones, Sienna Miller, Imelda Staunton

Released: October 22, 2012

Runtime: 91.0

Popularity Rating: 8.455

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Home Box Office (HBO), Moonlighting Films

United Kingdom

Alfred Hitchcock Toby Jones
Tippi Hedren Sienna Miller
Alma Hitchcock Imelda Staunton
Peggy Robertson Penelope Wilton
Robert Burks Sean Cameron Michael
Josephine Milton Candice D'Arcy
Jim Brown Carl Beukes

Art — Production Design: Darryl Hammer
Camera — Director of Photography: John Pardue
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Diana Cilliers
Directing — Director: Julian Jarrold
Directing — Script Supervisor: Aparna Jayachandran
Editing — Editor: Andrew Hulme
Production — Casting: Christa Schamberger
Production — Casting: Gail Stevens
Production — Casting: Mito Skellern
Production — Co-Producer: Christian Assange
Production — Co-Producer: Genevieve Hofmeyr
Production — Co-Producer: Marvin Saven
Production — Executive Producer: Leanne Klein
Production — Executive Producer: Lucy Richer
Production — Line Producer: Dianne Beatty
Production — Producer: Amanda Jenks
Sound — Original Music Composer: Philip Miller
Writing — Novel: Donald Spoto
Writing — Writer: Gwyneth Hughes