The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of the Gaston Leroux novel of the same title directed by Rupert Julian. The film featured Lon Chaney in the title role as the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to force the management to make the woman he loves a star. It is most famous for Lon Chaney's intentionally horrific, self-applied make-up, which was kept a st... More

Initial release date:

  • Sep 6, 1925

Runtime:

  • 1 h 33 min

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Also known as:

  • Il fantasma dell'opera,
  • Das Phantom der Oper,
  • O Fantasma da Ópera,
  • El fantasma de la ópera,
  • Fantomen på stora operan,
  • Le fantôme de l'opéra,
  • Upiór w operze,
  • Oopperan kummitus,
  • To fantasma tis Operas,
  • Het spook van de opera,
  • Az operaház fantomja,
  • Suuren oopperan kummitus

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Directed by

Rupert Julian

Rupert Julian (25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was the first New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. Born Thomas Percival Hayes in...

Edward Sedgwick

Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was a film director, writer, actor and producer. He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick...

Ernst Laemmle

Ernst Laemmle was a film director.

Lon Chaney, Sr.

Lon Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor during the age of silent films. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful...

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film regional debut venue Film release distribution medium
  • Sep 6, 1925
  • Nov 14, 2011
  • Oct 9, 2010
  • Aug 10, 2006
  • Feb 7, 1930
  • Nov 15, 1925
  • Jan 8, 1926
  • Sep 22, 1925
  • Oct 24, 1926
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Runtime:

Runtime Film release region Note
  • 1 h 33 min
  • 1 h 32 min
  • 1995 version
  • 1 h 41 min
  • original release
  • 1 h 35 min
  • 1929 re-release
  • 1 h 47 min
  • DVD version
  • 1 h 46 min
  • Ontario
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Media

Adapted From

The Phantom of the Opera

Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (English: The Phantom of the Opera) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialisation in "Le Gaulois" from September 23, 1909 to January 8, 1910. Initially, the story sold very poorly upon publication in book form and was even out of print...

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