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Family Plot

1976-04-09 · 120 min · ★ 6.8

Comedy · Crime · Thriller

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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Directors
Alfred Hitchcock
Production companies
Universal Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 4,500,000
Revenue
USD 13,200,000

Top Cast

Barbara HarrisBarbara HarrisBlanche Tyler
Bruce DernBruce DernGeorge Lumley
Karen BlackKaren BlackFran
William DevaneWilliam DevaneArthur Adamson
Ed LauterEd LauterJoseph Maloney
Cathleen NesbittCathleen NesbittJulia Rainbird
Katherine HelmondKatherine HelmondMrs. Maloney
Warren J. KemmerlingWarren J. KemmerlingHank Granderson
Edith AtwaterEdith AtwaterMrs. Clay
William PrinceWilliam PrinceBishop Wood
Nicholas ColasantoNicholas ColasantoVictor Constantine
Marge RedmondMarge RedmondMrs. Vera Hannagan
John SteadmanJohn SteadmanOld Man in Cemetery
John LehneJohn LehneAndy Bush
Charles TynerCharles TynerWheeler
Alexander LockwoodAlexander LockwoodParson
Martin WestMartin WestFloyd Sanger
Alfred HitchcockAlfred HitchcockSilhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
Louise LorimerLouise LorimerIda Cookson (uncredited)
Elisabeth BrooksWoman in Cafe with Priest (uncredited)

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