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The Phantom of the Opera is a 1962 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher, a loose adaptation of the 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux. The film was made by Hammer Film Productions but performed unsuccessfully at the box office. Plot. In 1900, at the London Opera House, a new opera by Lord Ambrose D'Arcy opens.
The Phantom of the Opera: Directed by Terence Fisher. With Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza, Thorley Walters. An acid-scarred composer has his dwarf helper bring an opera singer to his London sewer hide-out.
- (3.7K)
- Drama, Horror, Music
- Terence Fisher
- 1962-08-15
Apr 26, 2022 · Publication date. 1962. Topics. Hammer Film. Language. English. Version by Hammer Films starring Herbert Lom. This edition is the one lengthened by Universal Studio for showing on US TV, adding scenes with detectives, increasing the length by 14 minutes to fit a two hour time slot.
- 98 min
- 859
- GeoSlv
The Phantom of the Opera, British horror film, released in 1962, that was based on Gaston Leroux’s popular novel and was notable for Herbert Lom’s sympathetic portrayal of the Phantom. For this adapation, the setting is moved from Paris to London at the turn of the 20th century.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Composer Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) and his backer, Harry Hunter (Edward De Souza), struggle to find a replacement for the female lead in their new opera after she quits in the wake of a...
- (85)
- Terence Fisher
- Horror
- Herbert Lom
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Retelling of the story of a new opera disrupted by the actions of a deformed specter of the show's past who has an obsession with a chorus girl. Cast & Crew. Read More. Terence Fisher. Director. Herbert Lom. Phantom. Heather Sears. Christine Charles. Thorley Walters. Lattimer.
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Summaries. An acid-scarred composer has his dwarf helper bring an opera singer to his London sewer hide-out. The corrupt Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) steals the life's work of the poor composer Professor L. Petrie. (Herbert Lom).