marnie is a 1964 american mystery drama movie directed by alfred hitchcock and based on the novel of the same name. it starred tippi hedren and sean connery. it tells the story of marnie, a compulsive thief and liar, played by hedren. she is befriended by and later marries a rich businessman called mark rutland, played by connery. he tries to find out more about the tragic events which took place in her past and finally forces her to face up to these events and the secret which her mother kept from her since she was a child.