Changeling

Resource Information

The work Changeling represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Oshkosh Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Changeling

Statement of responsibility

Imagine Entertainment ; Malpaso Productions ; Relativity Media

Contributor

• Imagine Entertainment (Firm)
• Malpaso (Company)
• Relativity Media
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Eastwood, Clint, 1930-
• Feore, Colm, 1958-
• Grazer, Brian, 1953-
• Griffith, Gattlin
• Gunn, Michelle
• Howard, Ron, 1954-
• Jolie, Angelina, 1975-
• Kelly, Michael, 1969-
• Lorenz, Robert, (Robert B)
• Malkovich, John
• Straczynski, J. Michael, 1954-

Subject

• Crime films
• Detective and mystery films
• Kidnapping -- California | Los Angeles
• Kidnapping -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Los Angeles (Calif.), Police Department
• Los Angeles (Calif.), Police Dept
• Los Angeles (Calif.), Police Dept -- Drama
• Madres solteras -- California | Los Ángeles -- Teatro
• Police corruption -- California | Los Angeles
• Police corruption -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Secuestro -- California | Los Ángeles -- Teatro
• Single mothers -- California | Los Angeles
• Single mothers -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Crime films
• Detective and mystery films
• Drama
• Teatro
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Working-class suburb Los Angeles, 1928. Christine says goodbye to her son, Walter, and departs for work. Arriving home, Christine discovers that Walter is nowhere to be found. Christine launches a desperate a search for her son. Then, a boy claiming to be Christine's son appears out of thin air. Knowing the boy is not hers, Christine invites the child to stay in her home. Christine cannot accept the injustice being pushed upon her and continues to challenge the Los Angeles police force at every turn. The police slander Christine and paint her as an unfit mother. Christine challenges the system and the only person willing to aid her in her search is benevolent local activist Reverend Briegleb

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Produced by Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Robert Lorenz ; written by J. Michael Straczynski ; music by Clint Eastwood ; directed by Clint Eastwood

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for some violent and disturbing content, and language

Language note

English or dubbed French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.C43 2009

PerformerNote

Angelina Jolie, Gattlin Griffith, Michelle Gunn, Michael Kelly, John Malkovich, Colm Feore

Runtime

142

Technique

live action