When the diva of London's Albany Theater, an opera house, refuses to perform due to a mysterious series of murders, young chorus-singer Christine Charles (Heather Sears) is selected to sing the title role of Saint Joan: in "The Tragedy of Joan of Arc". However, when Christine refuses the advances of pompous composer Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough), he has her fired. Fortunately, a masked phantom (Herbert Lom) living in the sewers below the opera house, takes Christine under his wing, much to the displeasure of the opera's producer Harry Hunter (Edward de Souza).
The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. The novel was adapted for the film by British screenwriter John Elder (aka Anthony Hinds). It is the third movie based on Leroux's novel, preceded by The Phantom of the Opera (1925) and Phantom of the Opera (1943) and followed by The Phantom of the Opera (1983), The Phantom of the Opera (1989), The Phantom of the Opera (1990), The Phantom of the Opera (1991), The Phantom of the Opera (1998), and The Phantom of the Opera (2004).
While the Phantom (now revealed to be poor composer Professor L. Petrie) watches from his "haunted box", "Saint Joan" is performed with Christine in the lead. As the opera draws to a close and Christine is presented with applause and flowers, a stagehand notices the dwarf (Ian Wilson) watching from the rafters and calls him out. In his effort to get away, the dwarf leaps onto a large chandelier hanging just over Christine's head, the added weight causing the rope to fray. Noticing the danger to Christine, the Phantom tears off his mask and jumps onto the stage to push Christine out of the way. The chandelier falls instead on the Phantom, killing him.
Yes. It was used in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), the Lugosi/Karloff version of The Black Cat (1934), the opening number in Disney's Fantasia (1940), and in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), in which Captain Nemo plays the work on the Nautilus' organ. However, this film was the first time that Bach and the Phantom were teamed on film.
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- How long is The Phantom of the Opera?1 hour and 30 minutes
- When was The Phantom of the Opera released?August 15, 1962
- What is the IMDb rating of The Phantom of the Opera?6.4 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in The Phantom of the Opera?Erik, Christine Daaé, Viscount Raoul de Chagny, and The Rat Catcher
- What is the plot of The Phantom of the Opera?An acid-scarred composer has his dwarf helper bring an opera singer to his London sewer hide-out.
- What is The Phantom of the Opera rated?Unrated
- What genre is The Phantom of the Opera?Drama, Horror, Music, Mystery, and Thriller
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