The Changeling
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.
Year: 1974
Studio: BBC
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Stanley Baker, Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Alan Webb, T. P. McKenna, Frances Tomelty
Crew: Anthony Page (Director), William Rowley (Writer), Thomas Middleton (Writer), Fanny Taylor (Production Design), Geoffrey Burgon (Music), Betty Aldiss (Costume Design)
Runtime: 103 minutes
Release: Jan 20, 1974
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : fiancé, based on play or musical, sea captain, plot to kill, jacobian, woman falls in love
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