 The Girl is a 2012 British television film directed by Julian Jarrold , written by Gwyneth Hughes and produced by the BBC and HBO Films . The film stars Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren and Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock . It is based on Donald Spoto 's 2009 book , Spellbound by Beauty : Alfred Hitchcock and His Leading Ladies , which discusses British @-@ born film director Hitchcock and the women who played leading roles in his films . The Girl 's title was inspired by Hitchcock 's alleged nickname for Hedren . 
