The Changeling (1980)
- Directed by
- Peter Medak
- Genre
- horror film, mystery film, thriller film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 731 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A composer moves into a large old mansion after a personal tragedy. He soon discovers the house holds a dark secret and a presence that demands to be heard.
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What happens
The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian supernatural psychological horror film directed by Peter Medak, written by William Gray and Diana Maddox, and starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, and Melvyn Douglas. Its plot follows an esteemed New York City composer who relocates to a Seattle mansion he comes to believe is haunted. The screenplay for The Changeling is based upon events that playwright Russell Hunter claimed to have experienced while he was living in the Henry Treat Rogers mansion in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, in the late 1960s; Hunter served as a co-writer of the film. Principal photography began in December 1978, largely in Vancouver, British Columbia, with additional location shooting in Seattle. The Changeling premiered at the USA Film Festival in Dallas, Texas, on March 26, 1980, and was released simultaneously in Canada and the United States two days later. It received largely favorable critical reviews, and was an early Canadian-produced film to have major success internationally. The film won eight inaugural Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, and was nominated for two Saturn Awards. It is considered a cult film and one of the most influential Canadian films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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