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Changeling

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Release date: October 4, 2008 More »


Director: Clint Eastwood

Cast:

  • Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins
  • Gattlin Griffith as Walter Collins
  • Michelle Gunn as Sandy
  • Jan Devereaux as Operator
  • Erica Grant as Operator
  • Antonia Bennett as Operator
  • Kerri Randles as Operator
  • Frank Wood as Ben Harris
  • Morgan Eastwood as Girl on Tricycle
  • Madison Hodges as Neighborhood Girl
  • John Malkovich as Rev. Gustav Briegleb
  • Colm Feore as Chief James E. Davis
  • Devon Conti as Arthur Hutchins
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Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich in a provocative thriller based on actual events: "Changeling." In the film, Christine Collins' (Jolie) prayers are met when her kidnapped son is returned. But amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realizes this child is not hers. Facing corrupt police and a skeptical public, she desperately hunts for answers, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her forever. Los Angeles, 1928: On a Saturday morning in a working-class suburb, Christine said goodbye to her son, Walter, and left for work. When she came home, she discovered he had vanished. A fruitless search ensues, and months later, a boy claiming to be the nine-year-old is returned. Dazed by the swirl of cops, reporters and her conflicted emotions, Christine allows him to stay overnight. But in her heart, she knows he is not Walter. As she pushes authorities to keep looking, she learns that in Prohibition-era L.A., women don't challenge the system and live to tell their story. Slandered as delusional and unfit, Christine finds an ally in activist Reverend Briegleb (Malkovich), who helps her fight the city to look for her missing boy. Based on the actual incident that rocked California's legal system, "Changeling" tells the shocking tale of a mother's quest to find her son, and those who won't stop until they silence her.

Producer: Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Robert Lorenz, Tim Moore, James Whitaker, Geyer Kosinski

Writers: J. Michael Straczynski