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Cast verified as complete
Karen Black | ... |
Fran
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Bruce Dern | ... |
George Lumley
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Barbara Harris | ... |
Blanche Tyler
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William Devane | ... |
Arthur Adamson
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Ed Lauter | ... |
Maloney
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Cathleen Nesbitt | ... |
Julia Rainbird
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Katherine Helmond | ... |
Mrs. Maloney
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Warren J. Kemmerling | ... |
Grandison
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Edith Atwater | ... |
Mrs. Clay
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William Prince | ... |
Bishop
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Nicholas Colasanto | ... |
Constantine
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Marge Redmond | ... |
Vera Hannagan
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John Lehne | ... |
Andy Bush
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Charles Tyner | ... |
Wheeler
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Alexander Lockwood | ... |
Parson
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Martin West | ... |
Sanger
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Elisabeth Brooks | ... |
Woman in Cafe with Priest (uncredited)
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Carl Byrd | ... |
Lieutenant Peterson (uncredited)
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Dee Carroll | ... |
Vera's Supervisor (uncredited)
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Dick Cherney | ... |
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
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Alan Fudge | ... |
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
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Richard Hale | ... |
A.A. Adamson (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
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Louise Lorimer | ... |
Ida Cookson (uncredited)
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Harriet E. MacGibbon | ... |
Mrs. Cunningham (uncredited)
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Fran Ryan | ... |
Registrar Clerk (uncredited)
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John Steadman | ... |
Old Man in Cemetery (uncredited)
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Vernon Weddle | ... |
Priest in Diner (uncredited)
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Darrell Zwerling | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
Ernest Lehman | ... | (screenplay) |
Victor Canning | ... | (novel "The Rainbird Pattern") |
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
John Williams |
Cinematography by
Leonard J. South | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
J. Terry Williams | ... | film editor (as J Terry Williams) |
Editorial Department
Eddie Broussard | ... | assistant film editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
William Batliner | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Henry Bumstead |
Set Decoration by
James W. Payne | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Edith Head |
Makeup Department
Jack Barron | ... | makeup man |
Doug Kelly | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Jo Ann Phillips | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Production Management
Ernest B. Wehmeyer | ... | unit production manager |
Charles Clement | ... | post production operations head (uncredited) |
Hilton A. Green | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wayne A. Farlow | ... | second assistant director |
Howard G. Kazanjian | ... | first assistant director |
John Slosser | ... | additional second assistant director (uncredited) |
Don Zepfel | ... | dga trainee (uncredited) |
Art Department
Thomas J. Wright | ... | production illustrator |
Michael Dale | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
Douglas Freeman | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Ron Jeschke | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
Henry Larrecq | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Joseph M. LeBaron | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Robert Murdock | ... | property master (uncredited) |
Sam Pritchard | ... | stand-by painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
James R. Alexander | ... | sound (as James Alexander) |
Robert L. Hoyt | ... | sound |
Roger Heman Jr. | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Earl Madery | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Dennis C. Salcedo | ... | optical sound transfer (uncredited) |
Edwin J. Somers Jr. | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Roger Sword | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Frank Brendel | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock | ... | special visual effects |
Syd Dutton | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Bill Taylor | ... | matte camera (uncredited) |
Arthur Widmer | ... | blue screen specialist (uncredited) |
Stunts
Everett Creach | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Dick Warlock | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jesse Wayne | ... | stunt driver (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Larry Barbier | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Jon Guterres | ... | grip: San Francisco (uncredited) |
William T. Jones | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Earl Kennedy | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Tom Kessenich | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
Rick Neff | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Eddie Rio Jr. | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Tim Ryan | ... | dolly grip (uncredited) |
Jack S. Schlosser | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Michael D. Weldon | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Karl Brindle | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Ruth Bruning | ... | casting secretary (uncredited) |
Don McElwaine | ... | bit casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Chase | ... | costumer: men (uncredited) |
Robert Ellsworth | ... | costumer: men (uncredited) |
Phyllis Garr | ... | costumer: women (uncredited) |
Music Department
Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Chuck Berghofer | ... | musician: fender bass (uncredited) |
Milt Bernhart | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Thomas R. Buffum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Sandy De Crescent | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Chuck Domanico | ... | musician: fender bass (uncredited) |
Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Assa Drori | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Caesar Giovannini | ... | musician: piano/keyboards (uncredited) |
Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: piano/keyboards (uncredited) |
Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Davida G. Jackson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Plas Johnson | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Michael Lang | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Abe Luboff | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Alfred Lustgarten | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Shelly Manne | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Lincoln Mayorga | ... | musician: piano/keyboards (uncredited) |
Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Erno Neufeld | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
John Neufeld | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Bill Perkins | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
Joseph E. Romero | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Edwin J. Somers Jr. | ... | music scoring mixer (uncredited) |
Herbert W. Spencer | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Milton Thomas | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Gerald Vinci | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Jerry Williams | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
John Williams | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Albert Woodbury | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Kenneth Yerke | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Lois Thurman | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Russ Buckens | ... | driver co-captain (uncredited) |
Tony Emerzian | ... | driver: Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) |
Jack Lloyd | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
John Tuell | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Tom Greene | ... | production assistant |
Peggy Robertson | ... | assistant: Mr. Hitchcock |
Sue Gauthier | ... | secretary: Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) |
Chuck House | ... | projectionist (uncredited) |
Charles Lippincott | ... | publicist (uncredited) / unit publicist (uncredited) |
Dolly Sanzone | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Ronnie Wicks | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Universal Pictures (presents) (an MCA company)
- Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1976) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1977) (United States) (tv)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Universal Films of India (1977) (India) (theatrical)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- CIC Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (1980) (Finland) (VHS)
- France Télévisions (2024) (France) (video) (VOD)
- Future Film (2013) (Finland) (DVD)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1977) (United States) (tv)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- MCA Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA Videocassette (1982) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1987) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- NHK BS Premium (2017) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (through) (The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection Vol 2)
- Universal Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2013) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection Vol 2)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Video (2001) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Video (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Japan (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures UK (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
- Universal Pictures Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2013) (Sweden) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2013) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2019) (Sweden) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2019) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (Canada) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1997) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Universal Title (titles and optical effects)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The medium Madam Blanche Tyler is engaged by the elderly millionaire Julia Rainbird who believes she is a spiritualist. After a séance, Blanche discovers that Julia is tormented by her past, when she forced her sister and unmarried mother Harriet to deliver her baby for adoption to avoid a family scandal. Julia promises the small fortune of ten thousand-dollars to Blanche if she finds her nephew and heir of her fortune using her physic powers. Blanche and her boyfriend George Lumley, who is an unemployed actor working as cab driver, investigate the whereabouts of Julia's nephew. Meanwhile, the greedy jeweler Arthur Adamson kidnaps wealthy people with his girlfriend Fran and requests diamonds for the ransom. When George's investigations conclude that Arthur Adamson might be the heir of Julia Rainbird, the reckless Blanche gets in trouble with the kidnappers. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Taglines | You must see it twice! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $4,490,375 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | At one point during filming, Bruce Dern questioned Sir Alfred Hitchcock about why he was cast. Hitchcock replied, "Because Mr. Packinow wanted a million dollars, and Hitch doesn't pay a million dollars." It took Dern a while to realize that "Mr. Packinow" was Al Pacino. See more » |
Goofs | When the runaway car is careening down the mountain, George is almost strangled by Blanche as she hangs on to his tie while flailing around in the back of the car. George's tie is clearly loose around his neck in several shots. When he crashes and climbs out of the car, the tie knot is perfect. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Marlene (1984). See more » |
Soundtracks | Rejoice, the Lord Is King See more » |
Crazy Credits | The Universal logo does not appear anywhere on this film. See more » |
Quotes |
George:
Smells fishy to me. Blanche: Well even fish smells good when you're starving to death. See more » |