The Phantom of the Opera
- Release Date
- June 25, 1962
- Director
- Terence Fisher
- Cast
- Herbert Lom , Heather Sears , Edward de Souza , Thorley Walters , Michael Gough , Harold Goodwin
- Runtime
- 84
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- Gaston Leroux , Anthony Hinds
- Tagline
- BENEATH HIS MASK...the Grotesque Face of Horror Unimaginable! INSIDE HIS HEART...the Desperate Desire for Beauty and Love!
Summary
The corrupt Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) steals the life's work of the poor composer Professor L. Petrie. (Herbert Lom). In an attempt to stop the printing of music with D'Arcy's name on it, Petrie breaks into the printing office and accidentally starts a fire, leaving him severely disfigured. Years later, Petrie returns to terrorize a London opera house that is about to perform one of his stolen operas. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>
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