ðə bˈʊk wʌzðə bˈeɪsɪs fɔːɹ ˈælfɹɪd hˈɪtʃkɑːks səspˈɛns fˈɪlm mˈɑːɹni nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə sˈɛɾɪŋ wʌz tʃˈeɪndʒd fɹʌm ˈɪŋɡlənd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
The book was the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's suspense film Marnie (1964), in which the setting was changed from England to the United States.