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The Changeling (1974)

★ 8.5/10 103 min Drama, TV Movie United Kingdom English
Director: Anthony Page
Script Editor: Frank Hatherley
Theatre Plays: Thomas Middleton, William Rowley
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

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

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