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The Changeling

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7.2/10
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The Changeling (1980)
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After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the m... Read allAfter the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic.After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic.
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    • Peter Medak
    • Russell Hunter(story by)
    • William Gray(screenplay by)
    • Diana Maddox(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • George C. Scott
    • Trish Van Devere
    • Melvyn Douglas
    • Peter Medak
    • Russell Hunter(story by)
    • William Gray(screenplay by)
    • Diana Maddox(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • George C. Scott
    • Trish Van Devere
    • Melvyn Douglas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 377User reviews
    • 159Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    Trailer 2:12
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    Sneak Previews Season 2 Episode 23
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    George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere in The Changeling (1980)
    George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere in The Changeling (1980)
    Melvyn Douglas in The Changeling (1980)
    Trish Van Devere in The Changeling (1980)
    George C. Scott and Melvyn Douglas in The Changeling (1980)
    Melvyn Douglas in The Changeling (1980)
    George C. Scott in The Changeling (1980)
    George C. Scott in The Changeling (1980)
    George C. Scott in The Changeling (1980)
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    George C. Scott
    George C. Scott
    • John Russell
    Trish Van Devere
    Trish Van Devere
    • Claire Norman
    Melvyn Douglas
    Melvyn Douglas
    • Senator Carmichael
    Jean Marsh
    Jean Marsh
    • Joanna Russell
    John Colicos
    John Colicos
    • Captain DeWitt
    Barry Morse
    Barry Morse
    • Parapsychologist
    Madeleine Sherwood
    Madeleine Sherwood
    • Mrs. Norman
    • (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
    Helen Burns
    Helen Burns
    • Leah Harmon
    Frances Hyland
    Frances Hyland
    • Mrs. Grey
    Ruth Springford
    Ruth Springford
    • Minnie Huxley
    Eric Christmas
    Eric Christmas
    • Albert Harmon
    Roberta Maxwell
    Roberta Maxwell
    • Eva Lingstrom
    Bernard Behrens
    Bernard Behrens
    • Robert Lingstrom
    James B. Douglas
    • Eugene Carmichael
    J. Kenneth Campbell
    J. Kenneth Campbell
    • Security Guard
    Chris Gampel
    Chris Gampel
    • Mr. Tuttle
    • (as C. M. Gampel)
    Voldi Way
    Voldi Way
    • Joseph Carmichael
    Michelle Martin
    • Kathy Russell
      • Peter Medak
      • Russell Hunter(story by)
      • William Gray(screenplay by)
      • Diana Maddox(screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The house seen in the movie in real life doesn't and never actually did exist. The film-makers could not find a suitable mansion to use for the film so at a cost of around $200,000, the production had a Victorian gothic mansion facade attached to the front of a much more modern dwelling in a Vancouver street. This construction was used for the filming of all the exteriors of the movie's Carmichael Mansion. The interiors of the haunted house were an elaborate group of interconnecting sets built inside a film studio in Vancouver.
    • Goofs
      After Claire comes running down the stairs screaming she yells to John but mistakenly calls him George for George C. Scott. This has been removed from some versions.
    • Quotes

      John Russell: It's my understanding... that there are, uh... twenty-three students registered... for this series of lectures on advanced musical form. Now, we all know it's not raining outside, and unless there's a fire in some other part of the building that we don't know about, there's an awful lot of people here with nothing better to do.

    • Alternate versions
      The Japanese theatrical version contains the alternative ending theme, titled "Pike", sung by Makigami Koichi, a pseudo-kabuki vocalist who led the rock band called "HIKASHU", replacing the original "Music Box" theme song conducted by Howard Blake. The local Japanese TV (dubbed) version also contains the similar "Pike" theme from "HIKASHU", but while the original theatrical version was in Japanese as supposed to be, the song in the TV version was remarkably sung in English.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Serial, The Changeling, My Brilliant Career, Foxes, Nijinsky (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony #1 in C minor, Opus 68
      Composed by Johannes Brahms (as Brahms)
      Performed by The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
      Conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama

    User reviews377

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    8/10
    More Chilling Than I Had Remembered
    I found this to be a pretty solid haunted-house thriller...and better than I remembered so I have changed a few things in this review. The cinematography was admirable, mainly in the first half of the film and the special-effects near the end were excellent. That was capped off by a wheelchair chasing Trish Van Devere and a railing catching fire. In all, kind of bizarre and interesting scene.

    George C. Scott stars and Van Devere and an aged Melvyn Douglas provide noted supporting roles. There are very few dry spots and overall, its a decent horror film and not an expensive DVD purchase - so grab it, if you can. The suspense build beautifully. Nice direction by Peter Medak.
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    • Apr 27, 2006

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 1980 (United States)
      • Canada
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Stimson-Green Mansion - 1204 Minor Avenue, Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production company
      • Chessman Park Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital

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