# The Changeling (1980)

> A grieving composer confronts a child’s restless spirit and a powerful family’s buried crimes inside a Seattle mansion.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Peter Medak
- Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, John Colicos, Barry Morse, Madeleine Sherwood, Helen Burns, Eric Christmas
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, brooding, melancholic, late night horror, rainy day

## Synopsis

A grieving composer uncovers dark secrets in an eerie old mansion, haunted by a child's spirit.

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