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Family Plot

Family Plot

There's no body in the family plot.

19766.82h 0m

Overview

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Ernest Lehman, Victor Canning
Produced by Alfred Hitchcock
Box OfficeBudget: $4.5MRevenue: $13.2M

Top Cast

Barbara Harris

Barbara Harris

Blanche Tyler

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

George Lumley

Karen Black

Karen Black

Fran

William Devane

William Devane

Arthur Adamson

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Joseph Maloney

Cathleen Nesbitt

Cathleen Nesbitt

Julia Rainbird

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Mrs. Maloney

Warren J. Kemmerling

Warren J. Kemmerling

Hank Granderson

Edith Atwater

Edith Atwater

Mrs. Clay

William Prince

William Prince

Bishop Wood

Themes & Keywords

fortune tellerkidnappingdetectivegreedinvestigationfraudfake identitymurderheirspiritualistarmed robbery

About Family Plot

Family Plot is a comedy, crime, thriller, mystery film released in 1976 exploring themes of fortune teller, kidnapping, detective, greed, investigation, fraud. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars Barbara Harris, Bruce Dern, Karen Black. Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

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