Phantom of the Opera / a Universal Picture ; screenplay by Eric Taylor, Samuel Hoffentstein ; adaptation, John Jacoby ; produced by George Waggner ; directed by Arthur Lubin.

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A melodrama about a strange man who lives in the catacombs below the Paris Opera House and his love affair with an opera starlet whom he tutors.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Phantom of the Opera (Motion picture : 1943)
Classic monster collection.
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Main Authors: Jacoby, John (Adapter)
Ward, Edward, 1896-1971 (Composer, Musical director)
Corporate Author: Universal Pictures Corporation
Other Authors: Lubin, Arthur, 1901-1995 (Director)
Waggner, George, 1894-1984 (Producer)
Taylor, Eric, 1897-1952 (Screenwriter)
Hoffenstein, Samuel, 1889-1947 (Screenwriter)
Mohr, Hal, 1894-1974 (Cinematographer)
Greene, W. Howard (William Howard) (Cinematographer)
Schoengarth, Russell (Film editor)
Tyroler, William, 1884-1959 (Musical director)
Zweifel, Harold (arranger of music.)
Schutt, Arthur, 1902-1965 (arranger of music.)
Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett), 1901-1991 (Artistic director)
Golitzen, Alexander, 1908-2005 (Artistic director)
Brown, Bernard B., 1898-1981 (Sound designer)
Gausman, R. A. (Russell A.), 1892-1963 (Set designer)
Webb, Ira S., 1899-1971 (Set designer)
West, Vera (Costume designer)
Eddy, Nelson, 1901-1967 (Actor)
Foster, Susanna, 1924-2009 (Actor)
Rains, Claude, 1889-1967 (Actor)
Barrier, Edgar, 1907-1964 (Actor)
Carrillo, Leo (Actor)
Farrar, Jane (Actor)
Bromberg, J. Edward, 1903-1951 (Actor)
Feld, Fritz, 1900-1993 (Actor)
Puglia, Frank, 1892-1975 (Actor)
Geray, Steven, 1904-1973 (Actor)
Everest, Barbara, 1890-1968 (Actor)
Cronyn, Hume (Actor)
Leiber, Fritz, 1882-1949 (Actor)
Leroux, Gaston, 1868-1927
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional subtitles in English and French.
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios, 2000.
Series:Classic monster collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Feature films.
Phantom of the Opera > (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Paris (France) > Drama.
Composers > Drama.
Opera > Drama.
Composers.
Opera.
Phantom of the Opera > (Fictitious character)
France > Paris.
Drama.
Horror films.
Genre:
Drama.
Horror films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A melodrama about a strange man who lives in the catacombs below the Paris Opera House and his love affair with an opera starlet whom he tutors.
Note:Based on the book Le fantôme de l'opéra by Gaston Leroux.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1943.
Special features: Commentary with film historian Scott MacQueen; "The opera ghost: a phantom unmasked" featurette; Production photographs; Theatrical trailer; Production notes; Cast and filmmakers; Recommendations.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF9 D0001975 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:078324097X
9780783240978
0783242379 (set)
9780783242378 (set)
Credits:Directors of photography, Hal Mohr, W. Howard Greene ; film editor, Russell Schoengarth ; musical score and direction, Edward Ward ; choral direction, William Tyroler ; orchestrations, Harold Zweifel, Arthur Schutt ; art direction, John B. Goodman, Alexander Golitzen ; sound director, Bernard B. Brown ; set decorations, R.A. Gausman, Ira S. Webb ; costumes, Vera West ; opera sequences staged by William Von Wymetal, Lester Horton.
System Details:DVD; region1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Cast:
Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, Edgar Barrier, Leo Carrillo, Jane Farrar, J. Edward Bromberg, Fritz Feld, Frank Puglia, Steven Geray, Barbara Everest, Hume Cronyn, Fritz Leiber, Nicki Andre, Gladys Blake, Elvira Curci, Hans Herbert, Kate Lawson, Miles Mander, Rosina Galli, Walter Stahl, Paul Marion.