Horror ·Romance ·Mystery · Hungary · 1998 · 1h 44m

The Phantom of the Opera

Il fantasma dell'Opera

The Phantom of the Opera poster
Director
Dario Argento
Cast
Julian Sands as The Phantom Asia Argento as Christine Daaé Andrea Di Stefano as Baron Raoul De Chagny Nadia Rinaldi as Carlotta Altieri Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni as Honorine István Bubik as Ignace, the rat-catcher
Crew
Ronnie Taylor — Director of Photography Anna Rosa Napoli — Editor Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer Gérard Brach — Screenplay Dario Argento — Screenplay Gaston Leroux — Novel
Synopsis

A series of terrifying accidents and brutal murders leave a bloody trail into the subterranean caverns of an Opera house. Below the theatre stalks a man raised by creatures of the underworld.

Trailer The Phantom of the Opera — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
paris, francebased on novel or booksecret passagephantomgorepolice protectionremakegothic horrordeathopera houseliterary adaptationrat
Key Collaborators
Dario Argento Director Ronnie Taylor Director of Photography Anna Rosa Napoli Editor Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer Gérard Brach Screenplay Dario Argento Screenplay Gaston Leroux Novel Giuseppe Colombo Producer Áron Sipos Producer Massimo Antonello Geleng Production Design
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