Family Plot (1976)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Cinematography by Leonard J. South
PG120 min60 frames
ComedyCrimeThrillerMystery
There's no body in the family plot.
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What is Family Plot about?
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Family Plot is a 1976 American black comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his final directorial feature, and starring Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, and William Devane. It was based on Victor Canning's 1972 novel The Rainbird Pattern, which Ernest Lehman adapted for the screen.
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What does the cinematography of Family Plot look like?
Across 58 sampled frames, Family Plot builds its coverage from medium shots (52% of the sample), with close-ups (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Leonard J. South keeps 47% of it in soft, low-key light. 48% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 64% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.
What is the color palette of Family Plot?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Family Plot (1976) are #32302d, #100f0f, #55504b, #cfcece, #261a16, #a58e74 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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