The Phantom of the Opera
1925 ‧ Horror/Silent film ‧ 1h 47m - USA
Stars: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry
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. This enigmatic masked presence is Erik, also known as the Phantom (Lon Chaney), a horribly disfigured recluse who lives underneath the Paris Opera House. When the Phantom takes Christine prisoner and demands her devotion and affection, her suitor, Vicomte Raoul de Chagny (Norman Kerry), sets out to rescue her.
Release date: November 15, 1925 (USA)
Directors: Lon Chaney, Rupert Julian, Edward Sedgwick, Ernst Laemmle
Box office: 2 million USD
Screenplay: Elliott J. Clawson, Raymond L. Schrock, MORE
Music composed by: Carl Davis, Rick Wakeman, Roy Budd,
