Family Plot is a 1976 American Technicolor black comedy thriller, the final film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was based on Victor Canning's 1972 novel The Rainbird Pattern, which Ernest Lehman adapted for the screen. The film stars Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris and William Devane; it was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition. The story involves two couples: one a "fake" psychic and her cab-driving boyfriend, the other a pair of professional thieves and kidnappers. Their lives come into conflict because of a search for a missing heir. The film's title is a pun: "family plot" can refer to an area in a cemetery that has been bought by one family for the burial of its various relatives; in this case it also means a dramatic plot line involving various family members.
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Produced by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Writer(s) | Ernest Lehman |
| Starring | Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, Karen Black |
| Music | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Leonard J. South |
| Edited by | J. Terry Williams |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Released | April 09, 1976 |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.5 million |
| Box office | $13.2 million |
| Netflix ID | 60020560 |
About Family Plot
Alfred Hitchcock-directed comedy about a con artist playing psychic and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who cross paths with serial kidnappers while tracking a missing heir.
Achievement of Family Plot
It was based on the novel The Rainbird Pattern by Ernest Lehman. Barbara Harris was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Actress - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
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Latest information about Family Plot updated on July 28 2021.
