Overview
Lon Chaney, "Man of a Thousand Faces," stars in this silent horror classic. In the film, based on Gaston Leroux's timeless novel, a disfigured, catacomb-dwelling musician (Chaney) terrorizes the Paris Opera House while attempting to turn a pretty chorus girl (Mary Philbin) into a star.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Rupert Julian - Director
Lon Chaney
Mary Philbin
Norman Kerry
Snitz Edwards
Gibson Gowland
John Sainpolis
Virginia Pearson
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Edith Yorke
Anton Vaverka
Details
- Format: DVD (Restored, Manufactured on Demand)
- Run Time: 93
- Color Format: B&W
- UPC: 889290440402
- Genre: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
- Rating: NR
- Release Date: June 2017
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
The Phantom lives deep in the recesses of the Paris Opera House, well hidden from cruel and prying eyes. But when he falls in love with the beauteous Christine Dane, he becomes aware of his intense loneliness; in desperation, the Phantom kidnaps his love and carries her back to his secret lair. Assuring Christine that he will never harm her, he asks only one thing: that she never remove his mask.
Notes:
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1998.
Reviews:
"...Shivers still crawl up spines." -- Rating: A - 10/27/1995 Entertainment Weekly, p.104
4 stars out of 5 -- "[Chaney] imbues this character with bravado and menace..." - 02/01/2012 Total Film
"One of the great blood-and-thunder silent horror melodramas, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA remains rollicking entertainment to this day..." - 03/01/2012 Sight and Sound
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