DVD
The Phantom of the Opera
Call Number
- DVD MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)
Edition
Ultimate ed. ; Full screen version.
Performers
Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Snitz Edwards.
Publication Information
Chatsworth, CA : Milestone Film & Video : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2003]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (268 min.) : si., col. tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
A mad, disfigured composer hides out in the catacombs under the Paris Opera where he falls in love with a lovely young opera singer.
Notes
Silent film with score.
Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1925.
Features: 1929 restored version with audio commentary, theatrical trailers, stills galleries featuring deleted and missing scenes, bonus audio selections of dialogue sequences from the 1930 version not found in the restored version; 1925 original feature version, "Carla Laemmle remembers" a video interview with David Skal, Faust opera extract from the 1929 Tiffany sound feature "Midstream", bonus audio featuring cinematographer Charles Van Enger interview.
Contents
- Disc 1. 1929 Restored Version featuring two soundtracks
- Disc 2. 1925 Original Feature Version.
Subjects
- Prima donnas (Singers) > Drama.
- Man-woman relationships > Drama.
- Disfigured persons > Drama.
- Silent films.
- Horror films.
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Paris (France) > History > 1870-1940 > Drama.
- France > History > Third Republic, 1870-1940 > Drama.
- Opéra de Paris > Drama.
- Phantom of the Opera (Fictitious character) > Drama.