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Thread #142561   Message #3288461
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
11-Jan-12 - 12:21 AM
Thread Name: BS: corpse found on the queen's estate
Subject: RE: BS: corpse found on the queen's estate
The McGuffin was a term coined by film director Alfred Hitchcock. The McGuffin was what the plot of a film was ostensibly about. Spies after government secrets, a missing diamond, the vital evidence, the search for buried treasure, etc.

What the film was really about (in Hitchcock's view) were the characters and atmosphere that the actors and directors, lighting people, script writers, music composers, etc. could create.