The Phantom of the Opera official wallpaper
The Phantom of the Opera poster

The Phantom of the Opera

  • 6.4 /10

  • 90

Plot

A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnapped, a producer tracks down the Phantom who is intent on seeking his revenge.

Cast

Herbert Lom as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)
Herbert Lom

as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)

Heather Sears as Christine Charles
Heather Sears

as Christine Charles

Edward de Souza as Harry Hunter
Edward de Souza

as Harry Hunter

Thorley Walters as Lattimer
Thorley Walters

as Lattimer

Michael Gough as Lord Ambrose d'Arcy
Michael Gough

as Lord Ambrose d'Arcy

Harold Goodwin as Bill
Martin Miller as Rossi
Martin Miller

as Rossi

Liane Aukin as Maria
Liane Aukin

as Maria

Sonya Cordeau as Yvonne
Sonya Cordeau

as Yvonne

Marne Maitland as Xavier
Marne Maitland

as Xavier

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 25, 1962

Production Companies

  • Hammer Film Productions

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.40 hrs

Links

Gallery

Reviews

And when you sing, Christine, you will be singing only for me. The Phantom of the Opera is out of Hammer Film Productions and directed by Terence Fisher. Based on the Gaston Leroux novel, the screenplay is written by John Elder and it stars Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza and Michael Gough. Filmed in Eastman Color, cinematography is by Arthur Grant and music by Edwin Astley. T…

Entertaining rendition with nice performances from Herbert Lom and to some extent Heather Sears, plus seeing Michael Gough playing such a scoundrel was new to me as only really knew him as Alfred... The music is fine and all in all, was a solid film, nothing terribly memorable however. **3.5/5**