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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

NR ★ 7.1/10 107 min Horror, Music United States English
Director: Rupert Julian
Adaptations: Raymond L. Schrock, Elliott J. Clawson
Novel: Gaston Leroux
Dialogue: Winifred Reeve
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Description

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

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Top Cast

Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney Erik, The Phantom
Norman Kerry
Norman Kerry Vicomte Raoul de Chagny
Mary Philbin
Mary Philbin Christine Daaé
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Arthur Edmund Carewe Ledoux
Gibson Gowland
Gibson Gowland Simon Buquet
Snitz Edwards
Snitz Edwards Florine Papillon
John St. Polis
John St. Polis Comte Philip de Chagny
Virginia Pearson
Virginia Pearson Carlotta

The Phantom of the Opera Appears on 15 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #974
BFI The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
British Film Institute #269
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #556
The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)
The Film Foundation #589

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Paste Magazine #90
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #248
Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #38
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #245

Filmmaker Curation

Baz Luhrmann's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #03
Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies
Letterboxd #259

Fun Lists

"All Movies Referenced In Every 'Treehouse of Horror' by The Simpsons"
Letterboxd #87

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 highest-rated 1920-1929 films
Letterboxd #88
Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #156
Showdown Metamorphosis
Letterboxd Showdown #13
Showdown The Face Of Another
Letterboxd Showdown #16

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