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The Changeling (1980)

Directed by Peter Medak

Horror

Most recently watched by sensoria, sleestakk

Overview

After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.

Rated R | Length 105 minutes

Actors

George C. Scott | Trish Van Devere | Melvyn Douglas | John Colicos | Barry Morse | Madeleine Sherwood | Helen Burns | Eric Christmas | Frances Hyland | Ruth Springford | James B. Douglas | J. Kenneth Campbell | Roberta Maxwell | Bernard Behrens | Jean Marsh | Chris Gampel | Voldi Way | Michelle Martin | Janne Mortil | Terence Kelly | Robert Monroe | Hagan Beggs | Anna Hagan | Antonia Rey | Sammy Smith | Paul Rothery | Bruce MacLeod | Fred Latremouille | David Peevers | Sera Johnstone | Adam Earle | Carl Boychuk | Bryan King | Susan Round | Nicki Steida | Randolph Blankinship | Travis Major

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Viewing Notes

All haunted house movies I’ve seen have stolen so much from this flick. Slow and ponderous, THE CHANGELING is a test of patience. However, the performances and certain scenes such as the seance scene work wonderfully.

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