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The Changeling
The Changeling

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The Changeling

NR·1974·103m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Anthony Page

Script Editor

Frank Hatherley

Writer

William Rowley

Writer

Thomas Middleton

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

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Keywords

fiancé
based on play or musical
sea captain
plot to kill
jacobian
woman falls in love