The Phantom of the Opera [DVD] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; Joel Schumacher Productions ; Odyssey Entertainment in association with Really Useful Films ; Scion Films Limited ; produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber ; screenplay by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Joel Schumacher ; directed by Joel Schumacher.
Format:
[DVD] /
Edition:
High definition ed.
Publisher:
Warner Home Video
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 141min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on the novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux and the stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Special features: "No one would listen" additional scene; "Behind the mask": the story of 'The Phantom of the Opera'" documentary; "The making-of 'The Phantom of the Opera' in 3 spellbinding acts: preproduction, the director, production" featurette; singalong; theatrical trailer. Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Victor McGuire, Jennifer Ellison, Murray Melvin, Kevin McNally, James Fleet.
Summary:
Tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
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