CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 1h 43m

The Changeling

85%(2)IMDbDramaTV Movie

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

Play
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

Keep watching

More like this

Hamlet6.6

Hamlet

1990 · Film

Tobě hrana zvonit nebude10.0

Tobě hrana zvonit nebude

1975 · Film

Jule-stue

Jule-stue

1967 · Film

Death of the Flea Circus Director6.6

Death of the Flea Circus Director

1975 · Film

The Holy Grill6.6

The Holy Grill

2026 · Film

The Women7.2

The Women

1939 · Film

Everything You Want5.0

Everything You Want

2005 · Film

Destiny7.4

Destiny

1921 · Film

Patrasket9.0

Patrasket

1966 · Film

A Raisin in the Sun7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961 · Film

El que recibe las bofetadas7.7

El que recibe las bofetadas

1947 · Film

Neporažení8.0

Neporažení

1956 · Film

This Greedy Old Skin10.0

This Greedy Old Skin

1960 · Film

Kultainen vasikka7.5

Kultainen vasikka

1961 · Film

The Two Orphans4.5

The Two Orphans

1919 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Girl in the Box6.7

Girl in the Box

2016 · Film

Othello7.4

Othello

1951 · Film

Othello6.4

Othello

1995 · Film

Chloe6.1

Chloe

2010 · Film

Return to Zero6.6

Return to Zero

2014 · Film

Hamlet7.4

Hamlet

1948 · Film

The Tragedy of Macbeth6.9

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021 · Film

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding6.0

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

2003 · Film

Hamlet7.3

Hamlet

1996 · Film

TalhotBlond6.3

TalhotBlond

2012 · Film

Iron Jawed Angels6.8

Iron Jawed Angels

2004 · Film

King Lear6.0

King Lear

2018 · Film

Burton and Taylor6.2

Burton and Taylor

2013 · Film

The Dresser6.2

The Dresser

2015 · Film

American Son6.0

American Son

2019 · Film

Mansfield Park6.1

Mansfield Park

2007 · Film

Hello Sister, Goodbye Life6.1

Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

2006 · Film

Normal6.7

Normal

2003 · Film

Les Misérables7.3

Les Misérables

2012 · Film

Eye of the Needle6.7

Eye of the Needle

1981 · Film