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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Arthur Lubin
Writers:
Samuel Hoffenstein (writer)
John Jacoby (adaptation)
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Release Date:
27 elokuu 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Music | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
In flaming Technicolor! more
Plot:
This is the story of a disfigured violinist who haunts the Paris Opera House full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Nelson Eddy ... Anatole Garron
Susanna Foster ... Christine Dubois

Claude Rains ... Erique Claudin
Edgar Barrier ... Raoul D'Aubert
Leo Carrillo ... Signor Ferretti
Jane Farrar ... Biancarolli
J. Edward Bromberg ... Amiot
Fritz Feld ... Lecours
Frank Puglia ... Villeneuve
Steven Geray ... Vereheres
Barbara Everest ... The Aunt

Hume Cronyn ... Gerard
Fritz Leiber ... Franz Liszt
Nicki Andre ... Madame Lorenzi
Gladys Blake ... Jeanne
Elvira Curci ... Biancarolli's maid
Hans Herbert ... Marcel
Kate Drain Lawson ... Landlady (as Kate Lawson)
Miles Mander ... Pleyel
Rosina Galli ... Christine's maid
Walter O. Stahl ... Doctor (as Walter Stahl)
Paul Marion ... Desjardins
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Bartell ... Reporter (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Officer (uncredited)
Renee Carson ... Georgette (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers ... Reporter (uncredited)
Lane Chandler ... Officer (uncredited)
Edward Clark ... Usher (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Operagoer (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti ... Bookkeeper (uncredited)
William Desmond ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Operagoer (uncredited)
Ernest Golm ... Office manager (uncredited)
Hank Mann ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Anthony Marlowe ... 'Marta' singer (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell ... Policeman (uncredited)
Eric Mayne ... Reporter (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell ... Feretti's maid (uncredited)

James Mitchell ... Reporter (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts ... Nurse (uncredited)
Muni Seroff ... Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Walsh ... Office boy (uncredited)
Tudor Williams ... 'Marta' singer (uncredited)
Marek Windheim ... Renfrit (uncredited)
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Directed by
Arthur Lubin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Samuel Hoffenstein  writer
Hans Jacoby  uncredited
John Jacoby  adaptation
Gaston Leroux  novel
Eric Taylor  writer

Produced by
George Waggner .... producer
Jack J. Gross .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Edward Ward 
 
Cinematography by
W. Howard Greene 
Hal Mohr 
 
Film Editing by
Russell F. Schoengarth  (as Russell Schoengarth)
 
Art Direction by
Alexander Golitzen 
John B. Goodman 
 
Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman  (as R.A. Gausman)
Ira Webb  (as Ira S. Webb)
 
Costume Design by
Vera West 
 
Makeup Department
Jack P. Pierce .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles S. Gould .... assistant director (as Charles Gould)
 
Art Department
Nelson Eddy .... sculptor: bronze statue of Christine DuBois
 
Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown .... sound director
Joe Lapis .... sound technician
 
Special Effects by
Tim Baar .... special effects (as Tim Barr)
 
Music Department
Arthur Schutt .... orchestrator
William Tyroler .... choral direction
Edward Ward .... musical director
Harold Zweifel .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Joan Hathaway .... dialogue director
Lester Horton .... opera sequences
Natalie Kalmus .... technicolor color director
William von Wymetal .... opera sequences
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Spain:13 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:G (cable rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #9388) | Argentina:Atp
Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Company:
Universal Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The budget was approximately $1,750,000, which included $100,000 to soundproof the still-existing opera stage from Universal's The Phantom of the Opera (1925) silent film version more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The use of a stunt-double for Claude Rains at the climactic cave-in is very obvious! The double has a bigger physique than Rains, and curly hair. more
Quotes:
Enrique Claudin: Mademoiselle, may I speak to you for a minute?
Christine DuBois: Why, of course.
Enrique Claudin: You weren't on the stage tonight for the third act curtain call.
Christine DuBois: Everyone seems to notice. It's really quite flattering.
Enrique Claudin: [Becoming concerned] Why weren't you there?
[Christine is puzzled]
Enrique Claudin: Forgive me, but I have been a part of the Opera for so long. Everybody, everything connected with it, I feel it is so much a part of my life.
[Christine pauses, then smiles]
Christine DuBois: Yes, well, Monsieur Villeneuve is waiting for you.
Enrique Claudin: You weren't ill, were you? You're not in any trouble, are you? Why it's impertinent of me, I know, but...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) more
Soundtrack:
MARTHA (Act III, opera excerpt) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
So sad ..., 7 helmikuu 2005
10/10
Author: Chad Sobodash (chad.sobodash@gmail.com) from United States

So many–time and time again–have typecast this movie as a "horror" film. It's not. This movie was meant to be a thriller, opera, comedy, and love story. To those who complained about this movie featuring too much singing; it's called the Phantom of the OPERA. Of course it's going to have OPERA in it, genius. If you don't enjoy singing, don't see this version, nor the most recent 2004/2005 version. Actually, I think the opera in the silent film is worse. I know you're saying "but it's silent!" Well, I have news for you; the movie features 5 minute–sometimes more–long scenes of people singing on stage ... but you can't hear them. ... why would I want to watch the 1925 version then? It stole 90 minutes of my life, and I want them back. Well, enough negativity. Susanna Foster delivers a power-packed performance, hitting a wondrous F above high C. This movie nominated Edward Ward for best scoring for a musical picture, and rightfully so. Lullaby of the Bells has been my favorite song for over 9 years of my life now, and I firmly believe this song is the greatest composition I have ever heard. I don't care much for Nelson Eddy, but his powerful baritone even won me over to the dark side of opera. I loved this movie, and I can almost guarantee you will too. Though, I must admit, I've been watching it since I was 4 and that's probably why I enjoy it so much; it's an acquired taste.

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