The Changeling
Brief Synopsis
A recently widowed composer moves into an old mansion haunted by the ghost of a child who died there 70 years ago.
Cast & Crew
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Peter Medak
Director
George C Scott
John Russell
Trish Van Devere
Claire Norman
Melvyn Douglas
Senator Joseph Carmichael
John Colicos
Dewitt
Jean Marsh
Mrs Joanna Russell
Film Details
Also Known As
Changeling, enfant du diable
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1979
Distribution Company
Brent Walker Film Distributors Ltd; Vestron Video
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Synopsis
A recently widowed composer moves into an old mansion haunted by the ghost of a child who died there 70 years ago.
Director
Peter Medak
Director
Cast
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George C Scott
John Russell
Trish Van Devere
Claire Norman
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Melvyn Douglas
Senator Joseph Carmichael
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John Colicos
Dewitt
Jean Marsh
Mrs Joanna Russell
Barry Morse
Dr Pemberton
Bernard Behrens
Robert Lingstrom
Roberta Maxwell
Eva Lingstrom
Chris Gampel
Tuttle
Madeleine Thornton-sherwood
Mrs Norman
James B Douglas
Eugene Carmichael
Ruth Springford
Minnie Huxley
Helen Burns
Leah Harmon
Eric Christmas
Albert Harmon
Frances Hyland
Elizabeth Grey
Jane Mortil
Louis Zorich
Madeleine Sherwood
Crew
Del Acevedo
Makeup
Salli Bailey
Hairstyles
Raymond Bayliss
Technical Advisor (Seance)
John Berger
Props
Howard Blake
Music Box Theme
Tom Braidwood
Production Assistant
Ken Brooke
Makeup
Linda A Brown
Makeup
Barbara Claman
Casting
Michael Clifford
Special Effects
James R Connell
Camera Operator
John Coquillon
Director Of Photography
Garth H Drabinsky
Producer
Dennis Drummond
Sound Editor
Patrick Drummond
Sound Editor
Al Ebner
Publicist
Reberto Fernadez
Hairstyles
Frederick Frame
Production Assistant
Reuben Freed
Art Direction
Lynda Friendly
Publicist (Canada)
William Gray
Screenwriter
Robert Grieve
Sound Editor
Gene Grigg
Special Effects Coordinator
Phil Hersee
Stills
Russell Hunter
From Story
Fiona Jackson
Assistant Director
Rondi Johnson
Location Manager
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Max Kleven
Stunt Coordinator
Renate Leuschner
Hairstyles
Margaret Livingston
Other
Suzanne Lore
Production Coordinator
Barry Madden
Special Effects
Diana Maddox
Screenwriter
George Margellos
Production Manager
James Margellos
Production Manager
Wayne Mclaughlin
Production Assistant
Joel B. Michaels
Producer
Bill Orr
Special Effects
Lilla Pederson
Editor
Keith Pepper
Set Decorator
James Pilcher
Sound Recording; Sound
Kimberley Richardson
Production Assistant
Pattie Robertson
Script Supervisor
Paul Rubell
Assistant Editor
Karl Scherer
Sound
Steve Shewchuk
Set Decorator
Mitchell Sinoway
Assistant Editor
Irby Smith
Assistant Director
Andrew Vajna
Executive Producer
Ted Voigtlander
Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Ken Wannberg
Music Arranger
Roberta Weiner
Costumes
Alan White
Key Grip
Rick Wilkins
Music
Trevor Williams
Production Designer
Trevor Williams
Production Designer
Geri Windsor
Casting
James T Woods
Scenic Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
Changeling, enfant du diable
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1979
Distribution Company
Brent Walker Film Distributors Ltd; Vestron Video
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 28, 1980
Limited re-release in United States May 25, 2018
Released in United States March 28, 1980
Released in USA on video.
Limited re-release in United States May 25, 2018 (New York)