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Changeling(2008)
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2008 · FILM
Changeling
A determined single mother battles a corrupt police department to expose the truth behind her missing son's staged reunion, risking everything to uncover a deadly conspiracy.
“To find her son, she did what no one else dared.”
BiographyCrimeDrama
Synopsis
Set in Los Angeles in 1928, the story follows single mother Christine Collins, who returns from work to find her son missing. Five months later, the police return a boy they claim is her son. However, Christine becomes convinced that the child is not her own, and her determination to uncover the truth leads her into a web of deception and institutional corruption.
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A crew of 546+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Joel CoxShot by Tom SternScored by Clint EastwoodDesigned by James J MurakamiSound by Bub AsmanCostumes by Deborah HopperStunts by Buddy Van HornVFX by Shauna Bryan
Box Office
2008 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.1× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$113.4M
Budget$55.0M
Worldwide gross$113.4M
break-even (2.5×)
US & Canada: $35.7M — 32% of worldwide · International: $77.7M (68%)
Opening weekend: $489K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $680K — 2% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 15 theaters
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Also known as
- Der fremde Sohnde
- L'Échangefr
Companies
ProductionImagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Relativity Media
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Cast & Crew
546 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Angelina Jolie
as Christine Collins
Colm Feore
as Chief James E. Davis
Amy Ryan
as Carol Dexter
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
Supporting cast
114John Malkovich
as Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Devon Conti
as Arthur Hutchins
Ric Sarabia
as Man at Diner
J P Bumstead
as Cook
Jeffrey Donovan
as Captain J.J. Jones
Debra Christofferson
as Police Matron at Train
Russell Edge
as Reporter at Train
Stephen W Alvarez
as Reporter at Train
Peter Gerety
as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
Pete Rockwell
as Reporter at Precinct
John Harrington Bland
as Dr. John Montgomery
Pamela Dunlap
as Mrs. Fox
Roger Hewlett
as Officer Morelli
Jim Cantafio
as Desk Sergeant
Michael Kelly
as Detective Lester Ybarra
Maria J Rockwell
as Police Matron at Precinct
Wendy Worthington
as Reception Nurse
Riki Lindhome
as Examination Nurse
Dawn Flood
as Morning Nurse
Dale Dickey
as Patient
Jason Butler Harner
as Gordon Northcott
Eddie Alderson
as Sanford Clark
Sterling Wolfe
as Briegleb's Aide
Michael Mccafferty
as Ticket Vendor
David Goldman
as Administrator
Denis O Hare
as Dr. Jonathan Steele
Anthony De Marco
as Abducted Kid
Joshua Logan Moore
as Abducted Kid
Joe Kaprielian
as Abducted Kid
Muriel Minot
as Secretary
Kevin Glikmann
as Male Orderly
Drew Richards
as Holding Officer
Hope Shapiro
as Medication Nurse
Caleb Campbell
as Backup Detective
Jeff Cockey
as Backup Detective
Zach Mills
as News Vendor
Kelly Lynn Warren
as Rachel Clark
Colby French
as Bob Clark
Scott Leva Nm0505119
as Mountie
Richard King
as Mountie
Clint Ward
as Mountie
Geoff Pierson
as S.S. Hahn
Reed Birney
as Mayor Cryer
Michael Dempsey
as Man on Street
Peter Breitmayer
as Chairman Thorpe
Phil Van Tee
as Councilman
Jim Nieb
as Reporter at Hearing
Lily Knight
as Mrs. Leanne Clay
Jeffrey Hutchinson
as Mr. Clay
Brian Prescott
as Courtroom Bailiff
Ryan Cutrona
as Judge
Mary Stein
as Janet Hutchins
Gregg Binkley
as Jury Foreman
William Charlton
as Prison Guard
Cooper Thornton
as Prison Guard
E J Callahan
as Warden
Asher Axe
as David Clay
Devon Gearhart
as Winslow Boy
Dalton Stumbo
as Winslow Boy
Austin Mensch
as Boy in Coop
Andre Alexsen
as La City Councilman
Julie Berlin
as Switchboard Operator
Denise Bradley
as Church Member
William Brent
as Screaming Boy
Pete Brown
as Walter's Train Escort
Gary Buckner
as Prison Executioner
Jason Ciok
as Interviewer
Danton Dabar
as Prison Guard #3
Doby Daenger
as Councilman's Wife
Jessica Irvine Drake
as Female Protester
John R Duncan
as Councilman
Dominick Dunne
as Man on Jury
Michael Grubb
as Courtroom Attendee
Leslie Gunning
as Train Passenger
Richard Hansen
as Reporter
Kerry Hennessy
as Church Member, Protestor, Witness
Bruce Holman
as Execution Observer
Lauren Ingmire
as Classroom Kid
Christopher Karl Johnson
as Protester, Man on Corner with Newspaper Smoking
Spencer Kayden
as Jury Woman
Kitty Kreidler
as Women's Temperence Worker
Suzanne Lachasse
as Operator
Jonathan Lane
as Hospital Visitor
Kimberly Langley
as Protestor
Michela Lansing
as Protester
Jen Lilley
as Switchboard Operator
Alex Loulis
as Reporter at Train
Michael Lovern
as Train Passenger
Darin Mangan
as Witness
Lauren Suzanne Martin
as Protester
Ronald Mcadams
as Shopkeeper Sweeping Street
Patrizia Milano
as Train Passenger
Michael Molthen
as Man on Train
David Pearl
as Policeman
Scott Pierce
as Prison Doctor
Jon Eric Price
as Reporter - Train, Hanging
Navah Raphael
as Phone operator
Jarrod Robbins
as Reporter
Michael Saglimbeni
as Reporter
Ron Schwartz
as Delivery Man
Zoe Sharpe
as Nurse
Stephen Stanton
as Radio Announcer
Gregg Stotesbery
as Rev. Gustav Briegleb Supporter
Michael Sutherland
as Rev. Gustav Briegleb Supporter
Jennifer Swirtz
as Protester
Callie Thompson
as Farm Girl
John H Tobin
as Northcott Defense Counsel
Stephanie Vandagriff
as Operator
George F Watson
as Machine Gun Assassination Squad Leader
Rob Watt
as Train Patron
January Welsh
as Train Passenger
Marissa Welsh
as Lady in White
Jacob White
as Reporter
Jw Wiseman
as Orderly #2
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
13Alan Chuck
visual effects line producer
Bob Peishel
digital intermediate producer
Brian Grazer
Producer, Producers
Clint Eastwood
Producer, Producers
Darin Mccormick Millett
visual effects producer: Pacific Totle and Art Studio (as Darin Millett)
Geyer Kosinski
executive producer (uncredited)
Jim Whitaker
executive producer
Jinnie Pak
visual effects producer: CIS Vancouver
Maggie Evans
bidding producer: Rainmaker
Robert Lorenz
Producer
Ron Howard
Producer, Producers
Shauna Bryan
executive visual effects producer: CIS Vancouver
Tim Moore
executive producer
Other crew
412Lisa Halperin
additional costumer (uncredited)
Jesse J Adams
additional production assistant
Matthew Eberle
additional production assistant (uncredited)
Corey Belt
additional props
Bryan G Haigh
additional second assistant camera: 'b' camera
Efrain Cortes
additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Ruby Stillwater
additional second assistant director (uncredited)
M Ryan Traylor
additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Sabra Slade
additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Lisa J Levine
adr editor
David Boulton
adr mixer
Thomas J O Connell
adr mixer
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