The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian supernatural horror film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, and Melvyn Douglas. Its plot follows an esteemed New York City composer who relocates to Seattle, Washington, where he moves into a mansion he comes to believe is haunted. The screenplay is based upon events that writer Russell Hunter claimed he 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.
The Changeling (1980)
Directed by Peter Medak
Genres - Horror, Mystery-Suspense |
Release Date - Mar 28, 1980 |
Run Time - 107 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Themes
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Bodyguard, Canuxploitation, Composer, Cult, Dark, Ghost Story, Guilt, Hallucination, Historical Society, Industrialist, Lecturer, Little Girl, Medium, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Music Box, Music Professor, Music Recital, Noise, Playing Ball, Psychic, Road Accident, Seance, Supernatural/Monsters, Suspense, Tape Recording, Threat, Wheelchair
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Filming Location: British Columbia, Toronto
Narrative Location: Seattle, Washington
Subject: afterlife, criminal investigation, death of one's child, hiding, identity theft, mourning, revenge
Time Period: 1970s
Narrative Location: Seattle, Washington
Subject: afterlife, criminal investigation, death of one's child, hiding, identity theft, mourning, revenge
Time Period: 1970s
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A Troca
BR
Al Final de la Escalera
ES
Az elcserélt gyermek
HU
Changeling
IT
Das Grauen
DE
Das Grauen - The Changeling
DE
Dehşet
TR
Det glemte mord
DK
El intermediario del diablo
AR, MX, US
Hämnd ur det förflutna
SE
Het bezeten huis
NL
House on Chessman Park
, US
Intermediário do Diabo
BR
Keskiyön painajainen
FI
L'enfant du diable
CA, FR
Midnattens mardröm
FI
Nødskrik fra den døde
NO
O Desvendar de um Mistério
PT
O Intermediário do Diabo
PT
Podmetnuto dete
RS
Sustitución falaz
AR, MX
Sustitución Macabra
MX
The Changeling
AU, CA, EC, DE, HK, IN, IL, SG, GB
The Changeling - Das Grauen
DE
Vaihdokas
FI
Zamena
RS
Zemsta po latach
PL
Απόλυτος Τρόμος
GR
Підміна
UA
Сменено дете
BG
チェンジリング（1980）
JP
奪魄冤魂
TW
더 체인질링
KR