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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Technical Information 3 Film Download Links 4 DVD Recommendations 5 Recent DVD Releases 5.1 released in 2006 5.2 released in 2005 5.3 released in 2003 6 See Also... 7 Image Gallery 8 Film Frames 9 Themes 10 Cast and Crew

Synopsis

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler is asked to locate a missing heir, whom she pursues with her cab driver boyfriend Geroge Lumley, an unemployed actor. The man they seek, Arthur Adamson, is posing as a legitimate jeweler while kidnapping wealthy people for a ransom in diamonds. He is assisted by his girlfriend, Fran. (IMDB)

Technical Information

• colour (Technicolor)
• sound mix: mono (Westrex Recording System)
• aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• running time: 121 minutes
• production studio: Universal Pictures
• also known as:
  • Missing Heir - working title
  • Deceit - working title

Film Download Links

• Amazon - Video on Demand (USA)

DVD Recommendations

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Recent DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see Family Plot (1976) - DVD releases

released in 2006

Family Plot (1976) - Universal (USA, 2006) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.85:1 (anamorphic)

released in 2005

	Family Plot (1976) - Universal (UK, 2005) Amazon (UK) PAL
	Family Plot (1976) - Universal (USA, 2005) - part of a box set Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.85:1 (anamorphic) [02:00:00]

released in 2003

Family Plot (1976) - Universal (UK, 2003) PAL 1.85:1 (anamorphic)

...view older DVD releases

See Also...

For further relevant information about this film, see also...

• 1000 Frames of Family Plot (1976)
• Articles about Family Plot (1976)
• Awards and Nominations
• Books about Family Plot (1976)
• Complete Cast and Crew
• Documentaries about Family Plot (1976)
• Soundtrack albums
• Trailers
• Web links to articles, information, reviews, etc

Image Gallery

Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images)...

Film Frames

Themes

• taboo: sex - Harriet's illegitimate child, and George's crystal balls
• Themes - taboo: bathrooms - a modern chemical toilet
• the MacGuffin - the diamonds
• the cultured baddie - Arthur Adamson is a respectable jeweller
• the Hitchcock cameo - in silhouette behind the door at the registrar of births and deaths (more details)
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• Karen Black - Fran
• Bruce Dern - George Lumley
• Barbara Harris - Blanche Tyler
• William Devane - Arthur Adamson
• Ed Lauter - Joe Maloney
• Cathleen Nesbitt - Julia Rainbird
• Katherine Helmond - Mrs Maloney
• Warren J Kemmerling - Grandison
• Edith Atwater - Mrs Clay
• William Prince - Bishop
• Nicholas Colasanto - Constantine
• Marge Redmond - Vera Hannagan
• John Lehne - Andy Bush
• Alexander Lockwood - Parson
• Charles Tyner - Wheeler

Produced by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:

• Victor Canning - original novel ("The Rainbird Pattern")
• Ernest Lehman

Photographed by:

• Leonard J South

Edited by:

• J Terry Williams

Music by:

• John Williams

Costume Design by:

• Edith Head

Production Design by:

• Henry Bumstead

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