The MacGuffin

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Plot device
Film term
gptkbp:category Storytelling technique
Narrative device
gptkbp:coinedBy gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkbp:defines An object, device, or event that serves as the motivation for characters and the plot but is itself unimportant to the overall narrative
gptkbp:firstMentioned 1930s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The MacGuffin
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:The_Maltese_Falcon
The Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark
The briefcase in Pulp Fiction
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:film
gptkb:literature
gptkb:Television
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judith_Saunders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6