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 to make the woman he loves a star. The film remains most famous for Chaney's ghastly, self-devised make-up, which was kept a studio secret until the film's premiere. The picture also features Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gibson Gowland, John St. Polis and Snitz Edwards. The last surviving cast member was Carla Laemmle (1909–2014), niece of producer Carl Laemmle, who played a small role as a "prima ballerina" in the film when she was about 15 years old. The first cut of the film was previewed in Los Angeles on January 26, 1925. The film was released on September 6, 1925, premiering at the Astor Theatre in New York.
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Directed by Lon Chaney / Rupert Julian / Edward Sedgwick / Ernst Laemmle
Genres - Drama, Horror, Silent Film |
Sub-Genres - Monster Film, Silent Film |
Release Date - Sep 22, 1925 |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Movie Info
Box Office
$4,360,000
Themes
Tags
Film Based On A Novel, Gothic Horror, Literary, Opera, Opera House, Paris France, Phantom, Silent Film, Tragedy, Unrequited Love
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Based On: The Phantom of the Opera
Narrative Location: Paris
Narrative Location: Paris
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Alternate Titles
Az operaház fantomja
HU
Das Phantom der Oper
AT, DE
El fantasma de la ópera
AR, MX, ES
Fantom opery
CZ, CS
Fantoma de la operă
RO
Fantomen på stora operan
SE
Het spook van de opera
NL
Il fantasma dell'opera
IT
Le fantôme de l'opéra
CA, FR
O Fantasma da Ópera
BR, PT
Oopperan kummitus
FI
Opera no Kaijin
JP
Opera za no Kaijin
JP
Operadaki Hayalet
TR
Operaens Hemmelighed
DK
Operafantomet
NO
Phantom of the Opera
Suuren oopperan kummitus
FI
The Phantom of the Opera
AU, CA, EC, GB, US
To fantasma tis Operas
GR
Upiór w operze
PL
Το φάντασμα της όπερας
GR
Призрак оперы
, RU, SU
Фантом из опере
RS
Фантомът от операта
BG
オペラの怪人(1925)
JP