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Changeling

2008 film by Clint Eastwood
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Summary

Changeling is a film[1]. Changeling ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,894 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Clint Eastwood[4]
  • Screenwriter: J. Michael Straczynski[5]
  • Composer: Clint Eastwood[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7], crime film[8], mystery film[9]
  • Based on: Wineville Chicken Coop Murders[10]
  • Cast member: Angelina Jolie[11], John Malkovich[12], Riki Lindhome[13], Michael Kelly[14], Jeffrey Donovan[15], Amy Ryan[16], Geoff Pierson[17], Colm Feore[18], Jason Butler Harner[19], Denis O'Hare[20], Frank Wood[21], Peter Gerety[22], Reed Birney[23], Gattlin Griffith[24]
  • Producer: Clint Eastwood[25], Brian Grazer[26], Ron Howard[27], Robert Lorenz[28]
  • Production company: Imagine Entertainment[29], Malpaso Productions[30], Relativity Media[31]
  • Director of photography: Tom Stern[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: Changeling (2008 film)[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 6.3/10[36], 62%[37], 63/100[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: May 20, 2008[41], February 12, 2009[42], January 22, 2009[43], October 24, 2008[44], October 31, 2008[45]
  • Characters: Christine Collins[46], James Edgar Davis[47], Gordon Northcott[48], George E. Cryer[49]
  • Distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm[50], Netflix[51]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[52]
  • Official website: http://www.changelingmovie.net[53]
  • Filming location: Long Beach[54]
  • Main subject: capital punishment[55]
  • Film editor: Joel Cox[56], Gary D. Roach[57]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[58], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[59], Academy Award for Best Production Design[60]

Why It Matters

Changeling has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Changeling is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did Changeling receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

Amy Ryan Angelina Jolie Clint Eastwood Denis O'Hare film Geoff Pierson Gregg Binkley Jeffrey Donovan J. Michael Straczynski John Malkovich Los Angeles Michael Kelly Netflix Riki Lindhome Ron Howard United States

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  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  34. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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