Family Plot (1976)

There's no body in the family plot.
director	Alfred Hitchcock
producers	Alfred Hitchcock
writer	Ernest Lehman
based on	"The Rainbird Pattern" by Victor Canning
starring	Barbara Harris
	Bruce Dern
	Karen Black
	William Devane
original music	John Williams
cinematographer	Leonard J. South
editor	J. Terry Williams
running time	121 minutes
colour	colour (Technicolor)
sound mix	mono (Westrex Recording System)
aspect ratio	1.85:1
studio	Universal Pictures
distributor	Universal Pictures
availability	DVD & Blu-ray
film-10218 (add your rating)

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.

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Blu-ray Releases

released in 2012

Family Plot (1976) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012) as part of the box set: Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)

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]

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Film Frames

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Themes

• the icy blonde - Karen Black in the blonde wig and Blanche Tyler (Barbara Harris)
• taboo: sex - Harriet's illegitimate child, and George's crystal balls
• taboo: bathrooms - a modern chemical toilet
• the MacGuffin - the diamonds
• the cultured baddie - Arthur Adamson is a respectable jeweller
• stairs - the final scene
• 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