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.
"Whatever you do… Don't go into the attic"
Top Billed Cast
George C. Scott
John Russell
Trish Van Devere
Claire Norman
Melvyn Douglas
Senator Carmichael
John Colicos
Captain DeWitt
Barry Morse
Parapsychologist
Madeleine Sherwood
Mrs. Norman
Helen Burns
Leah Harmon
Eric Christmas
Albert Harmon
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
J John ChardVerified TMDB Critic
2019-06-25
How did you die, Joseph?
The Changeling is directed by Peter Medak and co-written by Russell Hunter, William Gray and Diana Maddox. It stars George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, John Colicos and Jean Marsh. Plot finds Scott as John Russell, a music composer whose life is shattered when an accident kills both his wife and young daughter. Relocating to Seattle, Russell rents a large Gothic style mansion from which to bury himself in his work. But he soon discovers he is not alone in the house, there is a ghost here and it desperately wants his help with something...
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W WuchakVerified TMDB Critic
2022-04-24
_**George C. Scott grapples with a haunted house**_
A grieving composer (Scott) rents a mansion in Seattle that’s been unoccupied for a dozen years and starts a relationship with the Historical Society agent who offered it to him (Trish Van Devere). Unfortunately, the manor has a shameful history and weird things start happening.
"The Changeling" (1980) is haunted house horror in the tradition of "The Legend of Hell House" (1973), "The Evil" (1978) and "The Amityville Horror" (1979). While it's not as good as "Amityville Horror," it's pretty much on par with "Legend of Hell House" and ...
