Saturn Award (Best DVD/ Blu-Ray Collection)
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The Phantom of the Opera1925
Few films have left more of an impact than gothic horror classic THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Every element of the film (from Gaston Leroux's tale of obsession to Ben Carré's moody set designs to Lon Chaney's disturbing, self-designed makeup) has entered into the realm of iconic filmmaking. PHANTOM represents both the start of Universal’s classic horror series (which would come to include DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN and THE MUMMY) as well as the crown jewel of Chaney's career. The print presented here was compiled by early film preservationist John Hampton from show-at-home 16mm reduction prints and serves as the closest approximation to the general release cut that so terrified audiences in 1925. Included are a rare final shot of Christine and Raoul, as well as a brief opening scene of a man holding a lantern, possibly made for foreign markets (missing is the two-strip technicolor originally found in the "Masque of the Red Death" sequence). - Tom Fritsche
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- Olive Ann Alcorn - La Sorelli
- Earl Gordon Bostwick - Bit Part
- Arthur Edmund Carewe - Ledoux
- Edward Cecil - Faust
- Bruce Covington - M. Moncharmin
- Ward Crane - Count Ruboff
- Snitz Edwards - Florine Papillon
- Madame Fiorenza - Madame Giry
- Gibson Gowland - Simon Buquet
- William J. Humphrey - M. Debienne
- Norman Kerry - Viscount Raoul de Chagny
- Virginia Pearson - Carlotta
- Mary Philbin - Christine Daaé
- John St. Polis - Comte Philip de Chagny
- Lon Chaney, Sr. - Erik
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- Walter Anthony
- Elliott J. Clawson
- Bernard McConville
- Frank M. McCormack
- Tom Reed
- Raymond L. Schrock
- Jasper Spearing
- Richard Wallace
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An all time classic! With the newer, musical versions becoming more popular and well known, Lon Chaney manages to portray Eric (The Phantom) menacingly and the make up is far more superb than the modern Phantom. The music is great, the masquerade scene is amazing! For it being a silent film, it is definitely worth a second, third, even fourth viewing!