The Phantom of the Opera
The greatest horror film of modern cinema!
The greatest horror film of modern cinema!
Horror
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1925
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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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Details
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
29 Jun 1925
Country:
US
Languages:
xx
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$2,000,000
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The atmosphere matches Chaney's performance perfectly. His grotesque appearance is achieved with wires, cotton balls, and eye-dilating chemicals, but his character, as usual, is animated from within.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
16 Aug 2013
fresh:
Lon Chaney's performance as the hideous organist prowling the sewers beneath the Paris Opera is still a cornerstone of gothic horror.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
16 Aug 2013
fresh:
A grand, pulpy potboiler of a suspense melodrama.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
24 Nov 2011
fresh:
The main inducement to watch remains Chaney's tragic, ineffably sad figure.
– Lawrence O'Toole,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Aug 2008
rotten:
Kerry is a colorless hero, Philbin contents herself with being pretty and becoming terrorized at the Phantom, and Chaney is either behind a mask or grimacing through his fiendish makeup.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
12 Aug 2008