The greatest horror film of modern cinema!
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Cast
Lon Chaney
Erik, The Phantom
Norman Kerry
Vicomte Raoul de Chagny
Mary Philbin
Christine Daaé
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Ledoux
Gibson Gowland
Simon Buquet
Snitz Edwards
Florine Papillon
John St. Polis
Comte Philip de Chagny
Virginia Pearson
Carlotta
Olive Ann Alcorn
La Sorelli (uncredited)
Betty Van Allen
Ballerina (uncredited)
Betty Arthur
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Belmont
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Alexander Bevani
Mephistopheles (uncredited)
Earl Gordon Bostwick
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ethel Broadhurst
Frightened Ballerina (uncredited)
Edward Cecil
Faust (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Ballerina (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Orderly (uncredited)
Roy Coulson
The Jester (uncredited)
Bruce Covington
M. Moncharmin (uncredited)
Ward Crane
Count Ruboff (uncredited)
George Davis
Guard at Christine's Door (uncredited)
Madame Fiorenza
Mme. Giry - Keeper of the Box (uncredited)
Alan George
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Cesare Gravina
Manager (uncredited)
William Humphrey
M. Debienne (uncredited)
Carla Laemmle
Prima Ballerina (uncredited)
Grace Marvin
Martha (uncredited)
John Miljan
Valentin (uncredited)
Edith Murgatroyd
Mama Valerius (uncredited)
Templar Saxe
Bit Role in Faust (uncredited)
Bernard Siegel
Joseph Buquet (uncredited)
William Tyroler
Director of Opera Orchestra (uncredited)
Vola Vale
Ballerina / Christines Maid (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Operagoer (uncredited)
Anton Vaverka
Prompter (uncredited)
Josephine Haynes Webster
Ballerina (uncredited)
George B. Williams
M. Ricard (uncredited)
Ed Wolff
Mob Leader at Finale (uncredited)
Videos
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Since Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera was published more than a century ago, many adaptations have graced the screen and the stage (as eviden...
- Release Date 09/22/1925
- Director Rupert Julian
- Editors Gilmore Walker, Maurice Pivar, Edward Curtiss
- Cinematographers Virgil Miller, Milton Bridenbecker, Charles Van Enger
- Producer Carl Laemmle
- Company Universal Pictures
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Apr 26, 1925 | Premiere (Curran Theatre, San Francisco, California) | — |
| United States | Sep 6, 1925 | Premiere (Astor Theatre, New York City, New York) | — |
| France | Sep 22, 1925 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Nov 15, 1925 | Theatrical | NR |
| Germany | Jan 1, 1926 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Brazil | Jun 14, 1926 | Theatrical | 14 |
| United States | Feb 16, 1930 | Theatrical (Reissue with sound) | NR |
| Italy | Jan 14, 2005 | Physical (DVD) | T |
| Netherlands | Mar 6, 2008 | Physical (DVD) | 6 |
| CZ | Dec 8, 2022 | Theatrical | — |
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