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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.

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

  • Kenneth Cranham

    Kenneth Cranham

    Antonio

Overview

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.

Rating

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