Il fantasma dell'opera (1998)

Director:

Dario Argento

Writers:

Gaston Leroux (novel)
Gérard Brach (writer) ...
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Release Date:

20 November 1998 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Romance

Plot:

Gory remake of the Gaston Leroux classic story, only this time, the phantom is not disfigured, but a man who was raised by rats deep under the Paris Opera House.

Plot Keywords:

Phantom | Opera | Rat | Death | Exterminator

Cast

Julian Sands	...	The Phantom
Asia Argento	...	Christine Daaé
Andrea Di Stefano	...	Baron Raoul De Chagny
Nadia Rinaldi	...	Carlotta Altieri
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni	...	Honorine
István Bubik	...	Ignace, the rat-catcher
Lucia Guzzardi	...	Madame Giry
Aldo Massasso	...	Pourdieu
Zoltan Barabas	...	Poligny
Gianni Franco	...	Montluc
David D'Ingeo	...	Alfred
Kitty Kéri	...	Paulette
John Pedeferri	...	Dr. Princard
Leonardo Treviglio	...	Jerome De Chagny
Massimo Sarchielli	...	Joseph Buquet
Luis Molteni	...	Nicolaud
Enzo Cardogna	...	Marcel
Itala Békés	...	Carlotta's Mother
Claudia Kemones	...	Hermine
Csilla Ward	...	Liza
Reka Pozsgay	...	Marthe
Ferenc Deák B.	...	Edgar Degas
Rozso Ludvigh	...	Gounod
David Drucker	...	Kiki
Gábor Harsai	...	Marc (as Gabor Harsay)
Balázs Tardy	...	Longuet
Dénes Ujlaky	...	Papin
Sandor Bese	...	Dwarf
Iván Dengyel	...	Martin
György Szakaly	...	Ballet Master
Ferenc Ratkai	...	Polidori
Podporina Ilona	...	Rose
Frigyes Hallósi	...	Friend
Istvan Szöczey	...	Faust
Szabo Bente Robert	...	Poet 1
Zoltán Rajkai	...	Poet 2
Tania Nagel	...	Mother
Rodrigo Crespo	...	Father
Zsolt Anger	...	Waiter
Zsolt Derecskei	...	Romeo
Tibor Nemes	...	Mephisto
Lásló Pethö	...	Pianist
Daniel Zdroa	...	Pianist
Bela Nemeth	...	Pianist

Directed by
Dario Argento

Writing credits
Gaston Leroux		(novel)
Gérard Brach		(writer) and
Dario Argento		(writer)
Giorgina Caspari		(English adaptation)
Philippe Gille		libretto "Lakmé" (uncredited)
Edmond Gondinet		libretto "Lakmé" (uncredited)

Produced by
Claudio Argento	....	executive producer
Giuseppe Colombo	....	producer
Aron Sipos	....	producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
Ronnie Taylor

Film Editing by
Anna Rosa Napoli		(as Anna Napoli)

Casting by
Mirta Guarnaschelli
Emma Style

Production Design by
Massimo Antonello Geleng		(as Antonello Geleng)
Csaba Stork

Costume Design by
Ágnes Gyarmathy

Makeup Department
Alessandro Bertolazzi	....	key makeup artist
Massimo Gattabrusi	....	key hair stylist
Paola Gattabrusi	....	makeup artist
Katalin Jakots	....	makeup supervisor
Balázs Novák	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Verena Baldeo	....	production manager
Tommaso Calevi	....	production manager
Richard Folgare	....	unit production manager
Riccardo Folgore	....	unit manager
György Radnai	....	production manager: pre-production, Budapest unit (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alessandro Ingargiola	....	first assistant director
Péter Rácz	....	assistant director
Enrico Tubertini	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Giuseppe Cancellara	....	construction coordinator
Fabrizio Carletti	....	carpenter
Salvatore Manca	....	props
Santo Spalla	....	set painter

Sound Department
Roberto Alberghini	....	sound mixer
Csaba Erös	....	boom operator
József Kardos	....	sound recordist
Gilberto Martinelli	....	production sound mixer
Umberto Montesanti	....	production sound mixer
Alfredo Petti	....	boom operator
Andrea Lancia	....	sound supervisor (uncredited)
Paolo Pucci	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Danilo Bollettini	....	action special effects (as Danilo Boletini)
David Bracci	....	special effects assistant
Gastone Callori	....	action special effects
Massimo Cristofanelli	....	action special effects
Ercole Quagleti	....	action special effects
Sergio Stivaletti	....	special effects
Péter Szilágyi	....	special effects

Stunts
Omero Capanna	....	stunts
Domenico Cianfriglia	....	stunts
Giovanni Cianfriglia	....	stunts
Riccardo Mioni	....	stunt coordinator
Alessandro Novelli	....	stunts
Mario Novelli	....	stunts
Gábor Piroch	....	stunts: Phantom
Rocco Russo	....	stunts
Massimo Vanni	....	stunts
Attila Nemes	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Fabrizio Amendola	....	electrician
Danielle Armeni	....	assistant camera (as Daniele Armeni)
Monica Bonomi	....	video assistant
Daniele Cafolla	....	electrician
Antonio D'Arienzo	....	electrician
Claudio Diamanti	....	key grip
Roberto Gentili	....	assistant camera
Sascia Ippoliti	....	assistant camera (as Sacha Ippoliti)
Vincenzo Mancini	....	grip
Stefano Marino	....	gaffer
Luigi Orso	....	grip
Giuliano Paravano	....	grip
Benvenuto Pedron	....	generator operator
Marco Pieroni	....	Steadicam operator
Marco Pieroni	....	camera operator
Alberto Rogante	....	electrician
Salvatore Ruberto	....	electrician
Maurizio Salvatori	....	grip
Giuseppe Tinelli	....	second camera operator
Gianluca Venturi	....	grip
Franco Vitale	....	still photographer
Claudio Zamarion	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Tamás Kertész	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
György Homonnay	....	wardrobe supervisor
Bertilla Silvestrin	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Emanuela Di Giunta	....	assistant editor
Maria Cristina Marra	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Georges Bizet	....	composer: song "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from opera "Carmen"
Cinzia Cavalieri	....	music consultant
Angelo Giovagnoli	....	orchestra coordinator
Maurizio Guarini	....	composer: additional music
Claudio Messina	....	score music producer
Ennio Morricone	....	conductor
Ennio Morricone	....	orchestrator
Fabio Venturi	....	music scoring engineer

Transportation Department
Marcello Colacietto	....	production driver
Luigi D'Ettorre	....	production driver
Domenico Di Pietro	....	production driver
Paolo Racalbuto	....	production driver
Andrea Regoti	....	production driver
Luciano Scrocca	....	production driver

Other crew
Carlo Alonzo	....	production secretary
Michela De Porzi	....	production secretary
John Fonseca	....	dialogue coach
Maurizio Garrone	....	animal supplier
Marcello Lanza	....	production accountant
Ágoston F. Megyesy	....	production assistant
Paola Mengoni	....	script supervisor
Carla Menicucci	....	assistant production accountant (as Carla Menicocci)
Raffaella Milanesi	....	opera singing double: Asia Argento
Gábor Rajna	....	location manager
Rita Mányai	....	interpreter (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cine 2000
• Focus Film (I)
• Medusa Produzione
• Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) (support)
• Reteitalia

Distributors

• Bandur Film (2000) (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
• Movienet (1999) (Germany) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• A-Pix Entertainment
• Aquarius TV (2002) (Greece) (TV)
• Ardustry Home Entertainment
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Les Films de l'Astre (France)
• Manga Films (Spain)
• Medusa Distribuzione
• Obshchestvennoye Rossijskoye Televideniye (ORT) Video (Russia) (VHS)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Tartan Video (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Telet
• Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Corridori G & A Cinematografica S.r.l.

Other Companies

• Studios  media production (Yugoslavia)

Also Known As:

Dario Argento's The Phantom of the Opera (UK) (video title)
Phantom of the Opera (USA) (video box title)
The Phantom of the Opera (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore and sexuality.

Runtime:

99 min | Italy:106 min (director's cut)

Country:

Italy | Hungary

Language:

Italian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Cine 2000

Trivia:

The role of the Phantom was first intended for John Malkovich.

Quotes:

The Phantom: The role is yours
Christine Daae: I don't want it
The Phantom: I said that it's yours
Christine Daae: I said, I don't want it. Tell me how many life did it costs, huh
The Phantom: You shall sing Julliete and I shall be there with you.
Christine Daae: I hate you!
The Phantom: Yes. Well, hate and love are one.

Movie Connections:

Version of Ye ban ge sheng (1937)

Soundtrack:

Lakmé: Air des clochettes

A good movie, not quite the original but good!

I first saw this movie on a local TV station and figured out it was the Phantom of the Opera. Since I love the musical and have seen it twice, I watched this movie. It somewhat follows the line of the real story but to make it it's own it is a little different. The Phantom actually looks a little like Fabio with his long blonde hair. He plays a very devilish character. I thought at first that this a very old rendition of the movie but when I had searched forever to figure out which one it was, it was the most recent one made. I like the bit of extra sexuality they threw in it. It adds more of a reality to the characters and their feelings for each other. It is sort of like a tacky Italian version but that's what makes it good. I really liked this version of the movie and I suggest people watch it. Again, remember that it is not like the musical in every way, it is different, but it is still good! People need to get off the bandwagon of every Phantom movie made has to follow exactly like the musical, if they were all like that, then there would only be one made, this is why they make several, different versions makes watching each one interesting to see what will be different.