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The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's novel of the same name directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney in the title role of the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt
The Phantom of the Opera: Directed by Rupert Julian, Lon Chaney, Ernst Laemmle, Edward Sedgwick. With Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe. A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
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- Horror
- Rupert Julian, Lon Chaney, Ernst Laemmle
- 1925-11-15
The Phantom of the Opera, American silent horror film, released in 1925, that starred Lon Chaney in his most famous role. (Read Lon Chaney’s 1929 Britannica essay on makeup.) The macabre story is based on French author Gaston Leroux’s novel Le Fantôme de l’opéra (1910).
- Lee Pfeiffer
Nov 25, 2009 · A must-see film for anyone who loves the REAL Phantom of the Opera, Lon Chaney Sr., horror film history, or all of the above!
- 107 min
Dec 19, 2004 · In the cellars of the Paris Opera House lives a disfigured masked man who becomes obsessed with the young singer Christine. He commands the management to give her leading roles, and when they refuse, he exacts a terrible revenge, causing a great chandelier to crash down on the audience.
Christine Daae, an understudy at the Paris Opera, is guided to stardom by a mysterious and compelling voice that emanates from behind the walls of her dressing room. The voice eventually summons her to a meeting, and she discovers a sinister man whose face is covered by a mask.
In this silent horror classic, aspiring young opera singer Christine Daaé (Mary Philbin) discovers that she has a mysterious admirer intent on helping her become a lead performer.
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- Horror
