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1976 Certificate PG
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Hitchcock's diabolically funny and exciting movie about a search for a missing heir proved to be his final film. Starring Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, and Karen Black, Family Plot is the story of a cabbie (Dern) and a psychic (Harris) who team up to find a dead man who's not really dead in exchange for a $10,000 .. Read more

Starring Bruce Dern, Karen Black, William Devane, Barbara Harris
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Genres Drama

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Family Plot

Hitchcock's diabolically funny and exciting movie about a search for a missing heir proved to be his final film. Starring Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, and Karen Black, Family Plot is the story of a cabbie (Dern) and a psychic (Harris) who team up to find a dead man who's not really dead in exchange for a $10,000 reward. In the process, their lives become intertwined with a larcenous jewel merchant and his beautiful "Woman in Black". Needless to say, there are kidnappings, murder attempts, laughs, and plenty of Hitchcock's famous twists before the Family Plot is finally revealed.

Starring Bruce Dern, Karen Black, William Devane, Barbara Harris, Ed Lauter, William Prince, Cathleen Nesbitt, Marge Redmond
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time DVD: 1 hr 56 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 21 Apr 2003
Production year: 1976
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Fifty years after he made what he regarded as his directorial debut, Alfred Hitchcock signed off with this gently twisting thriller in the mould of such playful pictures as The Lady Vanishes and North by Northwest. Belying a tight budget, Hitchcock coaxes along a deliciously contrived plot that sets kidnappers William Devane and Karen Black on a collision course with fake medium Barbara Harris and her partner Bruce Dern as they search for a missing heir. The performances are perfect, and it is to Hollywood's shame that it has not made better use of such gifted players since.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Worth More Than Five Minutes

    I admit that the first five minutes are a little slow, but without them you would not get the gist of the plot.

    There is a big jump in story line about fifteen minutes into the film where you would be forgiven if you thought someone had changed channels.

    You almost forget about the couple at the start of the film, but then Hitchcock brings it all together in a rather excellent way.

    Enjoyable.

      • A customer from Wakefield England
      • Posted 02 Feb 2005 09:08

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Worth More Than Five Minutes

    I admit that the first five minutes are a little slow, but without them you would not get the gist of the plot.

    There is a big jump in story line about fifteen minutes into the film where you would be forgiven if you thought someone had changed channels.

    You almost forget about the couple at the start of the film, but then Hitchcock brings it all together in a rather excellent way.

    Enjoyable.

      • A customer from Wakefield England
      • Posted 02 Feb 2005 09:08

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