Mark Rutland : Who Plays Marie’s Husband?

Even a troubled "villain" should convey some poignant vulnerability but under hitchcock's direction, hedren's performance, (not aided by her shrill, wining voice) doesn't deliver. sean connery as her insistent husband, the wealthy mark rutland, doesn't register much better on the empathy scale. a man who has a self proclaimed interest in zoology, his relationship with marie is more one of obsessive scientific curiosity than romantic fire.

Sean connery seems an odd choice to play mark rutland - a beefy scots in the middle of america calling everyone old bean and i cannot decide for the life of me if tippie hedren is a stuffy, wooden woman who can't act or a great actress playing a stuffy, wooden woman. like i say, "marnie" intrigues me and i want to know why hitch made it, what he was trying to say, what's it all about....? 10 out of 10 for bravery for attempting something so wildly different but i am still not entirely convinced he manages to pull it off.

Sean connery seems an odd choice to play mark rutland - a beefy scots in the middle of america calling everyone old bean and i cannot decide for the life of me if tippie hedren is a stuffy, wooden woman who can't act or a great actress playing a stuffy, wooden woman. like i say, "marnie" intrigues me and i want to know why hitch made it, what he was trying to say, what's it all about....? 10 out of 10 for bravery for attempting something so wildly different but i am still not entirely convinced he manages to pull it off.

This is a thought provoking hitchcock offering. the master blends this haphazardly told story with enough confusion to keep your interest. a well-to-do mark rutland, played by sean connery, falls in love with a woman, marnie, that has stolen from him and several other men of wealth.