There is a reason this is held in such high esteem. Really remarkable production, and yes, Lon Chaney looks astounding!
The Phantom of the Opera
The greatest horror film of modern cinema!
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
9/22/1925Runtime
107 minsOverview
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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$2,000,000Homepage
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A haunting silent melodrama where gothic tragedy and doomed passion intertwine in the shadowed halls of the Paris Opera House. The Phantom's desperate devotion becomes a study in how isolation and obsession can transform love into something beautiful and terrible.
Mood
MelancholicDread-soakedRomantic
Themes
ObsessionLoveIdentityRedemption
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Black and whiteFormalistHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Lon Chaney
Erik, The Phantom
Norman Kerry
Vicomte Raoul de Chagny
Mary Philbin
Christine Daaé
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Ledoux
Gibson Gowland
Simon Buquet
Snitz Edwards
Florine Papillon
John St. Polis
Comte Philip de Chagny
Virginia Pearson
Carlotta
Olive Ann Alcorn
La Sorelli (uncredited)
Betty Van Allen
Ballerina (uncredited)
Betty Arthur
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Belmont
Stage Manager (uncredited)
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