Fresh
The Changeling is a superior haunted house thriller.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Changeling
Whatever you do… Don't go into the attic
1980 · 1h 45m · R
Horror
Directed by
Peter Medak
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.
Director and cast
- Peter Medak Director
- George C. Scott as John Russell
- Trish Van Devere as Claire Norman
- Melvyn Douglas as Sen. Joseph Carmichael
- Jean Marsh as Joanna Russell
- John Colicos as Captain DeWitt
- Barry Morse as Parapsychologist
- Madeleine Sherwood as Mrs. Norman
- Frances Hyland as Mrs. Elizabeth Grey
- Helen Burns Cast
- Ruth Springford Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The leaps made by Scott's agile mind in identifying both victim and usurper leave logic and credence on the starting block.
Fiona Ferguson, Time Out
Rotten
If it only took craftsmanship to make a haunted house movie, The Changeling would be a great one.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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