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Family Plot is a 1976 American black comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his final directing role. It was based on Victor Canning's 1972 novel The Rainbird Pattern, which Ernest Lehman adapted for the screen.
Apr 9, 1976 · Family Plot: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane. A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/actor boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Jul 16, 2021 · Family Plot. by. Alfred Hitchcock. Publication date. 1976. Usage. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International. Topics.
A medium, the slightly spaced-out Madame Blanche, is holding a seance with an eccentric old lady. They're in the old lady's parlor, surrounded by antiques and heirlooms and an abundance of deep shadows, and the old lady is involved in this incredibly complicated tale about events of years ago.
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.
Blanche (Barbara Harris), a less than reputable psychic, and her equally shady boyfriend, George (Bruce Dern), are hired by an elderly lady to find her nephew Arthur (William Devane), who had been...
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Fake medium Madam Blanche and her taxi driver actor boyfriend George make a living by scamming people with her phony powers. They are hired by an aging widow, Julia Rainbird, to find her nephew who was given away for adoption many years earlier to avoid a family scandal.
Family Plot - (Original Trailer) A phony psychic takes on a pair of kidnappers in Alfred Hitchcock's last movie Family Plot (1976).
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Family Plot. THRILLER. Two frauds (Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris) seeking a woman's heir cross paths with another couple planning a kidnapping scheme for diamonds. 93% TOMATOMETER. Average 7. Reviews 40. Fresh 37. Rotten 3. Information. Studio. Universal Pictures.
