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1976 · 120 min · NR

Family Plot

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Family Plot (1976) is a Comedy film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock set in San Francisco during the 1970s.

A con artist, with a comedic and tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition play out through interwoven / hyperlink.

Composer
John Williams
Cinematography
Leonard J. South
Cast
Barbara HarrisBruce DernKaren BlackWilliam DevaneEd LauterCathleen NesbittKatherine HelmondWarren J. Kemmerling

The world of this film

Setting

Where
San Francisco
Setting
Urban
When
1970s

Premise & themes

Premise
Con Artist
Themes
Greed & Ambition
Structure
Interwoven / Hyperlink
Tone
ComedicTense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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