CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 1h 43m

The Changeling

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Sexual passion breeds violence in the Thomas Middleton and William Rowley written tale of a beautiful woman who falls in love with a sea-captain. Filmed with lush production values and at a leisurely, very British pace, Helen Mirren is riveting as Beatrice-Joanna, a young lass already torn by love and commitment.Beatrice-Joanna (Helen Mirren) is betrothed to Lord Alonzo de Piraquo (Malcolm Reynolds) but is in love with Alsemero (Brian Cox). She hires her father's manservant, De Flores (Stanley Baker), to kill Alonzo but after he has done so, she realises De Flores wants her as a reward.The Changeling was an instalment of the BBC's Play of the Month series and is a production for television of a 1622 Jacobean tragedy of the same name, written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.

Directed byAnthony Page

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
EN
Released
January 20, 1974
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

De Flores

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Beatrice-Joanna

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Alsemero

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Vermandero

T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Tomazo de Piracquo

Frances Tomelty

Frances Tomelty

Diaphanta

Norman Rossington

Norman Rossington

Lollio

Susan Penhaligon

Susan Penhaligon

Isabella

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Antonio

Malcolm Reynolds

Alonzo de Piracquo

Creative team
Directed by
Anthony Page
Anthony Page
Produced by
Cedric Messina

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