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Title: The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
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Music
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Night Creatures
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Adventure
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Horror
Director:
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Peter Cushing,
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The Kiss of the Vampire
(1963)
Horror
Director:
Don Sharp
Stars:
Clifford Evans,
Edward de Souza,
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The Curse of the Werewolf
(1961)
Horror
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Clifford Evans,
Oliver Reed,
Yvonne Romain
Paranoiac
(1963)
Drama
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Horror
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Mystery
Director:
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Stars:
Janette Scott,
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Sheila Burrell
The Phantom of the Opera
(TV Movie 1990)
Drama
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Music
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Mystery
Director:
Tony Richardson
Stars:
Teri Polo,
Charles Dance,
Burt Lancaster
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925)
Horror
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Romance
Directors:
Rupert Julian,
Lon Chaney, and 2 more credits »
Stars:
Lon Chaney,
Mary Philbin,
Norman Kerry
The Brides of Dracula
(1960)
Horror
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Martita Hunt,
Yvonne Monlaur
The Revenge of Frankenstein
(1958)
Horror
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Francis Matthews,
Eunice Gayson
Nightmare
(1964)
Horror
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Mystery
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Thriller
Director:
Freddie Francis
Stars:
David Knight,
Moira Redmond,
Jennie Linden
The Evil of Frankenstein
(1964)
Horror
Director:
Freddie Francis
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Peter Woodthorpe,
Duncan Lamont
Horror
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Drama
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Sci-Fi
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Veronica Carlson,
Freddie Jones
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Thorley Walters | ... |
Lattimer
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Lord Ambrose d'Arcy
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Bill
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Rossi
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Maria
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Yvonne
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Xavier
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Miriam Karlin | ... |
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Mrs. Tucker
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The corrupt Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) steals the life's work of the poor composer Professor L. Petrie. (Herbert Lom). In an attempt to stop the printing of music with D'Arcy's name on it, Petrie breaks into the printing office and accidentally starts a fire, leaving him severely disfigured. Years later, Petrie returns to terrorize a London opera house that is about to perform one of his stolen operas. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 August 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Das Phantom der Oper See more »Box Office
Budget:
£180,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Runtime:
(Extended Version)Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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The film flopped on its release, and director Terence Fisher fell out of favor with Hammer Studios, for whom he was not given another film until 1964. See more »Goofs
During the flashback sequence, Ambrose D'Arcy writes his own name on the title page of one of Professor Petrie's manuscripts, which is called Symphony No. 1. The word 'symphony,' however, is clearly and incorrectly spelled 'symphany.' The spelling is corrected on the printed copies of the music seen later. See more »Quotes
The Phantom: I am going to teach you to sing, Christine. I am going to give you a new voice! A voice so wonderful that theatres all over the world will be filled with your admirers. You will be the greatest star the opera has ever known. Greater than the greatest! And when you sing, Christine, you will be singing only... for me.See more »
Though this version strays quite far from the book, it was still very good. Herbert Lom and Micheal Gough are excellent in this film, and the Dwarf was an odd, but fun twist. I didn't think that Miss Sears was right for Christine, but she did well none the less. All in all, pretty scary for the time and a good watch. I suggest it be watched, provided of course you can find it.